How do the stylistic elements chosen by the author of james hurts in the short story "the scarlet ibis" aid in the development of theme of pride?

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As the boys sleep, military airplanes battle fiercely above the island. none of the boys sees the explosions and flashes in the clouds because the twins sam and eric, who were supposed to watch the signal fire, have fallen asleep. during the battle, a parachutist drifts down from the sky onto the island, dead.