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Lord of the Flies

The flies are described multiple times in Ch8 and again in Ch9. What do the flies signify symbolize?

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Answered by jill d #170087 on 4/17/2015 11:38 AM

The "flies," which cover the sow's head symbolize death, decay..... decomposition.

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