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chaoticresolve
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High School - 11th Grade

Are there any instances of animal, blood, supernatural, or disease imagery in Lord of the Flies?

If there are, could you provide a quote?

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Posted by chaoticresolve on Thursday January 24, 2008 at 7:55 PM and tagged with animal blood, disease, imagery, lord of the flies, supernatural.

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  1. luannw Teacher
    High School - 11th Grade

    eNotes Editor

    Lord of the Flies has many instances of imagery.  The main one is the pig's head representing the author's idea that evil lies within each person.  In Chaper 8, Simon is "communicating" with the head of the pig that the boys who follow Jack put on a stake and stuck in the ground.  The rotting head represents The Lord of the Flies, or Satan.  The pig "tells" Simon that evil is not something outside that could be hunted and killed.  Another example of imagery is the face painting that Jack does in Chapter 4.  This is his way of hiding his civility both literally and figuratively.  The conch represents order and civilization throughout the book.  The scar on the island left from the wrecked plane that brought the boys to the island is also representative of man's incivility.  That parachutist is another example of this lack of civility among mankind.  The "snake things" that the littluns see and the rock are also significant images in the story.  Piggy's glasses are still another image representing the intelligence of man.  The book is filled with images.

    Sources:
    http://www.enotes.com/flies
    http://www.enotes.com/flies/themes

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    Posted by luannw on Friday January 25, 2008 at 4:43 AM

  2. simonsays
    simonsays Student
    High School - 10th Grade

    just adding a comment to the answer- the scar more specifically represents the damage that man inflicts on earth, and the damage that man is capable of

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    Posted by simonsays on Tuesday April 29, 2008 at 2:37 PM