Answer: The astronomy club chose to place the telescope on the tripod.
Lord of the Flies explained some things that we now see today, such as leading or being the follower and being good and evil. There are something's I'd like to point out though, which is the fact that the kids were between ages of 6 and 12 I believe, and they had no grown up. They were thriving to surive with food and shelter. They had no one to tell them to do, and they were lost in control, which then leads them to do the unbelievable. So answering your question, the message is relevant.
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You will come to a red barn near a farmhouse.
B. Ribsy rolled in the dirt and that's why Henry went back home to clean him up while Maude the Mule was Performing.