Chapters 6 and 7

The "sign that came down from the world of grown-ups" was a corpse attached to a parachute from the plane. It was a sign that opened the boys' eyes to the seriousness of their circumstance. It showed them that no matter what they do, they will not be able to control whether or not they get rescued. This part of the book it extremely important because it is the part of the book where the boys finally realize their incident is not a joke and can not be taken lightly. The boys finally understand they can not joke around anymore and need to buckle down and get to work or they will not live. Finally, the boys realize that this is all about survival and if you do not survive, then you should have tried harder.