What strange mysteries occur in the hot afternoon sun and how are they explained in lord of the flies chapter 4?

Answer 1

To quote directly from the book... Strange things happened at midday. The glittering sea rose up, moved apart in planes of blatant impossibility; the coral reef and the few, stunted palms that clung to the more elevated parts would float up into the sky, would quiver, be plucked apart, run like rain-drops on a wire or be repeated as in an odd succession of mirrors.

Answer 2

In "Lord of the Flies" Chapter 4, the strange mystery that occurs in the hot afternoon sun is the disappearance of a littlun named Percival. The boys cannot recall what happened to him as they were too absorbed in their own activities. This incident highlights how the boys' growing savagery and preoccupation with hunting have led to a detachment from their surroundings and a loss of empathy towards their fellow peers.