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esperanzadc
esperanzadc
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High School - 11th Grade

In "Lord of the Flies", what is the significance in Simon asking Jack to suck at his wounds?

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Posted by esperanzadc on Thursday October 2, 2008 at 5:53 PM and tagged with jack, lord of the flies, significance, simon, sucking wounds.

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  1. eabettencourt
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    High School - 10th Grade

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    This is most likely Golding's way of developing the boys' descent into savagery as they spend more and more time apart from civilization. Sucking or licking one's wounds could be interpreted as animalistic behavior.

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    Posted by eabettencourt on Saturday October 4, 2008 at 8:28 AM