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because the scar is not related to the boys destroying the island. The scar is the path
of burned island made by the plane as it went down and the storm dragged it into the
ocean. The boys destroy the island by fire. The two ideas are somewhat related because
the destruction on the island is caused by humans--both human error and
malice.
The scar made by the plane is a constant reminder
of why the boys are on the island. They were being moved to safety, away from the world
war that made where they lived unsafe--most likely the German bombing of London during
World War 2. The scar ties the violence that occurs on the island to that of the world
as a whole. The boys' inability to get along on the island reflects the adults'
inability to get along as well.
The first reference to the
scar is as follows:
"When we was coming down I looked through one of
them windows. I saw the other part of the plane. There were flames coming out of
it.""
He looked up and down the
scar.
"And this is what the cabin
done."
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