Both Uses of
paralysis
in
Lord of the Flies
- The first blow had paralyzed its hind quarters, so then the circle could close in and beat and beat— "I cut the pig's throat—" The twins, still sharing their identical grin, jumped up and ran round each other.†
p. 75.0
- Not scared so much as paralyzed; hung up there immovable on the top of a diminishing, moving mountain.†
p. 123.3 *
Definitions:
-
(1)
(paralysis) loss of the ability to move the body or a part of it
or:
inability to act or make a decision - (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)