Both Uses of
sustain
in
Lord of the Flies
- ...then the lamentation rose out of him, loud and sustained as the conch.
p. 87..1 (definition 1) *sustained = continuing through timeeditor's notes: In this context, lamentation refers to a sorrowful cry, and conch refers to the shell the boys use as a horn.
- The crying went on, breath after breath, and seemed to sustain him upright as if he were nailed to it.
p. 87..3 (definition 2) *sustain = support
Definitions:
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(1) (sustain as in: sustained through the ages) to continue through time
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(2) (sustain as in: sustained by her faith) provide support or necessities