Describe the killing of the sow. What are some words used to describe how the sow is feeling? The boys? What do the hunters do with her body? Her head? Why?

What happens to Simon after the hunters leave his clearing? What is the "lord of the flies" literally? What does it represent? How does it talk to Simon-what does its speech really indicate? What could be foreshadowed in this scene?

How is the weather described throughout the entire chapter? What might be the significance of the weather? What could the weather foreshadow?

The killing of the sow is one of the key moments in the novel "Lord of the Flies." This occurs when Jack's group decide to go hunting, and they happen to come across a sow that is nursing her babies. The sow is described in maternal and positive terms, such as by saying that she is in "maternal bliss." This is contrasted with the way the boys are described, which include "savage" and "wedded in lust." The boys stab her and cut her head, putting it on a sharpened stick.

As the boys leave the clearing, Simon begins to feel sick, and is unable to look away from the "Lord of the Flies," which is the severed head. This represents the evil that lurks in the island, and foreshadows Simon's tragic end. The head talks to Simon about evil, leading him to have an epileptic seizure and pass out. The weather emphasizes this mood of darkness and evil throughout the chapter.