Lord of the Flies
Describe the irony in the sign (the dead parachutist) the boys receive from the grown-up world.
Describe the irony in the sign (the dead parachutist) the boys receive from the grown-up world.
Describe the irony in the sign (the dead parachutist) the boys receive from the grown-up world.
The irony is that their only contact with the adult world turns out to be a dead pilot. This represents the death of humanity and perhaps the rotting essence of the human condition.