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    The document discusses the title of the novel "Lord of the Flies" which has both a literal and metaphorical meaning. Literally, it refers to the pig's head on a stick that Simon sees surrounded by flies. Metaphorically, it refers to the decay of society represented by the breakdown of order among the stranded boys on the island. This decay is compared to the rotting pig's head, as the boys' civilization deteriorates into a bloodthirsty state, similar to how the pig's head rots and decays.

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    The document discusses the title of the novel "Lord of the Flies" which has both a literal and metaphorical meaning. Literally, it refers to the pig's head on a stick that Simon sees surrounded by flies. Metaphorically, it refers to the decay of society represented by the breakdown of order among the stranded boys on the island. This decay is compared to the rotting pig's head, as the boys' civilization deteriorates into a bloodthirsty state, similar to how the pig's head rots and decays.

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    Lord Of the Flies

    Rachel Roundtree

    Lord Of The Flies Literal Meaning


    The title in Lord of the Flies
    actually refers to the boars head
    idol that Simon envisions, which is
    surrounded by flies. Since the boys
    spend so much time hunting or
    thinking they are hunting.
    Page 143
    Pigs head on a stick. Fancy thinking
    the Beast was something you could hunt & kill! said the
    head.

    Lord Of The Flies Metaphorical Meaning

    It also metaphorically refers to the rot and decay of


    society represented by the breakdown of the boys
    civilization. The boys society has developed into a
    complete bloodthirsty state.

    Comparison of the 2 Meanings


    The meanings compare as follows:
    1. The boys sense of being civilized has died from being on the island.
    2. The pig head is dead.
    3. The society has rotted or decayed from the boys losing sense on the island
    4. The pig head has rotted.

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