This dialogue is between Jack and Satan. The conversation will help demonstrate what compelled Jack to do some of his outrageous actions. Satan is being used as the evil in man’s heart that is within all of us, especially Jack. Satan takes away the concept of ego and superego and leaves Jack with his id. This particular conversation is between Jack and Satan before the death of Simon.
Satan: Do you see that boy up there Jack? Do you know who it is?
Jack: That is Simon, I believe. Where is he coming from? And why does he look so lost?
Satan: Jack, he is coming to challenge your power. He found a man that fell from the sky. It was a parachutist from the war. You know, the thing you all thought was the beast?
Jack: What do you mean challenge …show more content…
The boys will get scared. And Simon doesn’t know he is doing anything wrong. I can’t kill him. What else can I do?
Satan: There is nothing else to do. Only murder. Besides Jack, you don’t have any other options. You must do what I say. Remember? I am inside of you. Now put him away Jack!
Jack: Fine, fine! I‘ll do it. I will get the other boys to join with me so I do not look so violent. I can blame it on everyone. This will work just fine!
Satan: Good Jack! Now show him that no one can challenge your power!
Simon comes down the mountain worried. He is trying to force out the words that the “beast” is just a grown up and there is nothing to be scared of. Jack gets the boys to gang up on Simon. Simon is yelling and attempting to get the boys off of him. He is eventually dead and his body floats out to sea. In astonishment, the boys look up at Jack. Jack’s mind is circling. He hears a boy question, “That was Simon! Why did we kill him?”
Jack: What do I say? What do I say? You told me to kill Simon! What do I tell the littluns?
Satan: Tell them Simon was the beast. The beast can take any form. He is able to transform into different figures.
Jack: If the beast can take any form, won’t they say that I am the beast because I just killed
Satan: Do you see that boy up there Jack? Do you know who it is?
Jack: That is Simon, I believe. Where is he coming from? And why does he look so lost?
Satan: Jack, he is coming to challenge your power. He found a man that fell from the sky. It was a parachutist from the war. You know, the thing you all thought was the beast?
Jack: What do you mean challenge …show more content…
The boys will get scared. And Simon doesn’t know he is doing anything wrong. I can’t kill him. What else can I do?
Satan: There is nothing else to do. Only murder. Besides Jack, you don’t have any other options. You must do what I say. Remember? I am inside of you. Now put him away Jack!
Jack: Fine, fine! I‘ll do it. I will get the other boys to join with me so I do not look so violent. I can blame it on everyone. This will work just fine!
Satan: Good Jack! Now show him that no one can challenge your power!
Simon comes down the mountain worried. He is trying to force out the words that the “beast” is just a grown up and there is nothing to be scared of. Jack gets the boys to gang up on Simon. Simon is yelling and attempting to get the boys off of him. He is eventually dead and his body floats out to sea. In astonishment, the boys look up at Jack. Jack’s mind is circling. He hears a boy question, “That was Simon! Why did we kill him?”
Jack: What do I say? What do I say? You told me to kill Simon! What do I tell the littluns?
Satan: Tell them Simon was the beast. The beast can take any form. He is able to transform into different figures.
Jack: If the beast can take any form, won’t they say that I am the beast because I just killed