The Only Use of
effigy
in
Lord of the Flies
- At first he was a silent effigy of sorrow; but then the lamentation rose out of him, loud and sustained as the conch.
p. 87.1effigy = a model or imageeditor's notes: In this context, lamentation is a synonym for sorrowful cry, sustained means lasting a long time, and conch refers to the shell the boys use as a horn,.
Definition:
a model or other representation -- typically of a person -- often of someone hated, so that it can be mocked and abused