the Lord of the Flies (pig’s head)
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The Lord of the Flies (pig’s head) is the grotesque, fly-covered sow’s head on a stick in William Golding’s novel that embodies the boys’ inner savagery and the manifestation of evil.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lord of the Flies (pig’s head) | 0 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional object
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literary motif ⓘ symbol ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
the Lord of the Flies
NERFINISHED
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the pig’s head on a stick ⓘ the sow’s head ⓘ |
| appearsIn | novel "Lord of the Flies" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedTheme |
breakdown of social order
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civilization versus savagery ⓘ fear and power ⓘ good versus evil ⓘ |
| associatedWithCharacter | Simon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorOfWork | William Golding NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coveredWith | flies ⓘ |
| createdByCharacter | Jack Merridew NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| createdByGroup | Jack’s hunters ⓘ |
| etymologyOfName | translation of "Beelzebub" ⓘ |
| firstPublicationYearOfWork | 1954 ⓘ |
| functionInPlot |
sacrifice to the beast
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turning point toward savagery ⓘ |
| genreOfWork | allegorical novel ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| locatedInFictional | tropical island ⓘ |
| material | sow’s head ⓘ |
| medium | novel ⓘ |
| mountedOn | sharpened stick ⓘ |
| narrativeRole |
embodies the title of the novel
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intensifies horror atmosphere ⓘ reveals theme of innate human evil ⓘ |
| offeredTo | the beast ⓘ |
| religiousConnotation |
allusion to Beelzebub
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demonic figure ⓘ |
| represents |
manifestation of evil
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the boys’ fear ⓘ the imagined beast ⓘ |
| sceneType | hallucinatory conversation with Simon ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
chaos
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inherent human evil ⓘ inner savagery ⓘ loss of innocence ⓘ moral corruption ⓘ the beast within ⓘ violence ⓘ |
| tellsSimon |
that it is part of the boys
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that the beast is inside the boys ⓘ |
| visualDescription |
bleeding
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fly-covered ⓘ grotesque ⓘ |
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