Both Uses of
demented
in
Lord of the Flies
- One piglet, with a demented shriek, rushed into the sea trailing Roger's spear behind it.
p. 134.5demented = insane
- Piggy and Ralph, under the threat of the sky, found themselves eager to take a place in this demented but partly secure society.
p. 152.1 *
Definition:
acting crazy
or:
suffering from cognitive dementia (mental deterioration)
or:
suffering from cognitive dementia (mental deterioration)