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...
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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.