What Are the Words of the Chant Lord of the Flies?
This chant is "Kill the pig. Cut her throat. Spill her blood (69)". The thing they are referring to is something that can not defend itself, an attribute that could be looked upon as a feminine one.

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Also to know is, what does the chant symbolize in Lord of the Flies?

The chanting and dancing attracts some of the other boys to Jack and his way of living on the island. It also gives the boys a sense of belonging to Jack's group. At one point in Chapter 7, they use the chant when they pretend to kill a pig with Robert acting as the pig.

Likewise, what do the hunters chant? The hunters chant: “Kill the pig. Cut her throat. Spill her blood.”

Thereof, what do the boys in Lord of the Flies chant?

In Chapter 4, the boys are on the hunt for the sow, and they chant, "Kill the pig! Cut her throat! Bash her in!" Later in Chapter 9, the boys simulate a hunt using Roger as the pig, and they chant, "Kill the beast! Cut its throat!

Why do they repeat the chant kill the pig cut her throat?

Why do the hunters repeat the chant "Kill the pig! Cut her throat! Spill her blood!" in the novel "The Lord of the Flies"? It is to emphasise the animalistic nature of the boys.

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How was Simon's death foreshadowed by the Lord of the Flies?

During the confrontation in the previous chapter, the Lord of the Flies foreshadows Simon's death by promising to have some “fun” with him. Although Jesus and Simon both die sacrificial deaths, Jesus was killed for his beliefs, whereas Simon is killed because of the other boys' delusions.

What or who saves Ralph in the end?

Much of the irony at the end of the novel stems from Golding's portrayal of the naval officer. Although the naval officer saves Ralph, the ending of Lord of the Flies still is not particularly happy, and the moment in which the officer encounters the boys is not one of untainted joy.
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