Question
Read this excerpt from Chapter 8 of Lord of the Flies.
Simon’s head was tilted slightly up. His eyes could not break away and the Lord of the Flies hung in space before him.
"What are you doing out here all alone? Aren’t you afraid of me?"
Simon shook.
"There isn’t anyone to help you. Only me. And I’m the Beast."
Simon’s mouth labored, brought forth audible words.
"Pig’s head on a stick."
What does author William Golding allude to by naming the pig's head the Lord of the Flies?
Responses
He references a Native American myth in which a fly saves a river.
He references a Native American myth in which a fly saves a river.
He references a nursery rhyme in which an old lady swallows a fly.
He references a nursery rhyme in which an old lady swallows a fly.
He references a story called "The Fly" in which young men go to war ignorant of its horrors.
He references a story called "The Fly" in which young men go to war ignorant of its horrors.
He references the devil in the Bible's Old Testament.
Simon’s head was tilted slightly up. His eyes could not break away and the Lord of the Flies hung in space before him.
"What are you doing out here all alone? Aren’t you afraid of me?"
Simon shook.
"There isn’t anyone to help you. Only me. And I’m the Beast."
Simon’s mouth labored, brought forth audible words.
"Pig’s head on a stick."
What does author William Golding allude to by naming the pig's head the Lord of the Flies?
Responses
He references a Native American myth in which a fly saves a river.
He references a Native American myth in which a fly saves a river.
He references a nursery rhyme in which an old lady swallows a fly.
He references a nursery rhyme in which an old lady swallows a fly.
He references a story called "The Fly" in which young men go to war ignorant of its horrors.
He references a story called "The Fly" in which young men go to war ignorant of its horrors.
He references the devil in the Bible's Old Testament.
Answers
GPT-4o mini
William Golding alludes to the devil in the Bible's Old Testament by naming the pig's head the "Lord of the Flies." The term "Lord of the Flies" is a translation of "Beelzebub," which is often associated with evil and chaos. This connection highlights the themes of inherent human savagery and the moral decline of the boys on the island.