Lord of the Flies
what does the hunt represent?
what does the hunt represent in the book?
what does the hunt represent in the book?
Different hunts represent different things throughout the novel. All of them represent the fascination and exhilaration of taking a life like a "long satisfying drink". They also represent a communal savagery that the boys become intoxicated with. The hunt for the pregnant sow has sexual/rape undertones as well.