What is the source of the allusion in the sentence below?
When I left, the kittens were all peacefully sleeping on my bed. When I returned, it was Lord of the Flies.
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An allusion is a brief mention of something or someone well known, often from mythology, history, or literature. An allusion lets you reference ideas from an entire story in just a few words.
"I'd better get home before I turn into a pumpkin!" Lila remarked.
Here, Lila alludes to the fairy tale "Cinderella," in which Cinderella must leave the ball before the coach that brought her transforms into a pumpkin. The allusion shows that Lila must depart immediately.
The source of the allusion Lord of the Flies is literature.
In William Golding's 1954 novel Lord of the Flies, a group of schoolboys survive a plane crash on a remote island and separate into violent, warring factions.
The allusion Lord of the Flies means a barbarous rivalry.