For this passage, I like the adjective
sinking. It looks like a verb, but can be used as a
participle which is an adjective. Here is why I would choose
it.
From the beginning of the passage to the end, I get the
feeling of going from what it is like on top of water, to what it feels like completely
submerged by water. Perhaps this sinking could actually be a metaphor for what Ralph is
feeling at the moment. At this point in the book, I find the boys sinking further and
further into their savage human nature, and the further they "fall" the further they
travel away from possible return to the life-giving air
above.
The language begins with references to air, and
towards the middle it uses the "swell" and "breathing" like waves feel when close to the
surface. Then, "down, down, the waters went". Finally, the idea of an ocean floor
surfaces.
There may be MANY adjectives that can describe
this passage, it just might be worth working through the passage to see if you can find
text to support it.
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