Lord of the Flies
"Over the island the build-up of clouds continued...the air was ready to explode" (Chapter 9) - Lord of the Flies
-What is the literal meaning of the quote?
-What is the symbolic meaning of the quote?
-What is the literal meaning of the quote?
-What is the symbolic meaning of the quote?
The literal meaning is a storm was about to be unleashed on the boys.
The symbolic meaning is that tensions were at a high point foreshadoweing something sinister.