The boys stranded on the island create and become obsessed with a fictitious beast, despite being alone on the island with only pigs. When the first littlun suggests that there is a beastie, the biguns try to dismiss the thought from everyone’s minds and stop the spread of fear through their band saying, “I tell you there isn't a beast!"” (Golding 29). As time goes on, however, the children become increasingly terrified of the mythical beast, creating theories and leaving a pig’s head on a stick as a offering. “Simon tries to suggest that the only beast on the island is in themselves; however, no one listens” (Telgen). The other boys don’t listen to Simon’s reasoning when he tries to tell them that there is no beast because they have created
