lotf's vivid detail of pigs

I like Lord of The Flies. I've read plenty of dystopian and realistic fiction before but none like these. In this book there is a ridiculous amount of symbolism, you have to consider everything symbolically. The book is also very detailed, which I like. In Lord of The Flies case, it gets freaky, but I admire the way this author writes.

An example of vivid details and symbolism is on page 135. On this page, there is the first encounter of femininity on the island. A mother pig is feeding her piglets when she gets spotted by the boys who begin to hunt her. It seemed vivid and uncomfortable the first time I read it; only for reasons of them mentioning the blood and spear going deep into the pig. After the class and I read it together, I realized they oddly sexualize the passage. They talk about being wedded to the pig's lust, how they hurl themselves at her, and the screaming. I did not catch it when reading, but it was a symbol for rape. It made me wonder if an actual girl is on the island they would act like that. I do not think it was a fun passage to read, but I like that he added it in to makes us reflect. I think the way he wrote, while repulsive, was bold.

Comments

  1. Charlie RNovember 9, 2017 at 12:03 PM

    I totally agree with you! I got really uncomfortable reading these passages. I wonder if there is any symbolism in them.

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  2. KatherineNovember 9, 2017 at 6:25 PM

    I really enjoyed reading this post! It helped to understand some of the symbolism in the book.

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  3. UnknownNovember 9, 2017 at 7:00 PM

    Quite honestly I don't believe that that passage was necessary. I also admire the way that Golding writes, but it still doesn't change the fact that I was grossly disturbed when I read that passage.

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