Do the boys in Lord of the Flies eat each other?

Answer 1

The boys in Lord of the Flies do not eat each other. There is no mention of canabalism in the book at all. The boys eat fruit, fish, crabs and the meat of pigs. During the attack on Simon, which led to his death, there is the mention of him being bit, and I quote, "There were no words, and no movements but the tearing of teeth and claws." This simply emphasises the savagery and ferocity of the boys attack but they were biting Simon, not eating him.

Answer 2

Ummmmm.... no one?

the only thing that gets eaten is fruit and pigs, the pig that was eaten, the first pig, was the lord of the flies since the rotting head was covered in flies after it was killed and left behind on a stake.

Answer 3

Not sure how many pigs they killed, might have been one or two, but then there's the sow, the mother pig who had just given birth. The boys weren't intelligent enough to realize that by killing the pig sow, those little newborns would die as well, because they can not survive without there mothers' milk. Also, the fire at the end of the story could have killed other animals as well, but there is no specific details on the animals at that time.

Answer 4

Simon They do not eat Simon. Simon's body is washed out to sea. Nobody is eaten. The boys eat fruit and fish, they also hunt and eat pigs.

Answer 5

The boys ate fruit and occasionally fish or crab, but then sometimes they caught wild pigs.

Answer 6

No, however the boys did murder him by tearing him apart, as gruesome as it sounds.