The Lord of the Flies had many small parts and different themes throughout the book. The author, William Golding, did an outstanding job to make one theme be the main part of the novel. Through every chapter he made "The Beast" stand out and be the centre of everything the boys did. He wanted the boys to all have different opinions and thoughts about what "The Beast" was.
The little'uns thought of the beast in many ways. In the beginning, a young boy said he saw a snake like creature in the woods. He told the others it came in the dark and then would turn into the things that hung from the trees. The little'uns then called it a beastie. After his thoughts were shared, they then decided that the beast like thing would come from the water. It would be some type of giant squid, but of course Jack pointed out that squids can't come on land so they had nothing to worry about. The beast may even be a ghost that lives on their "good island". This was short lived thanks to Piggy and his announcement about how he doesn't …show more content…
He made it very clear to us that this beast was the savage that lived within the boys. The island slowly made sure their beast would come out at some point. "Fancy thinking the beast was something you could hunt or kill", said the lord of the flies. "You knew, didn't you, I'm part of you?"
Many of the boys would succumb to the temptations of the beast within. Although, I feel as if the author wanted one boy to become the main savage of this novel. Jack always seemed to be the leader in the beastly ways of the book. All throughout the book, Jack constantly told Piggy to shut up and called him fatty. After the hunters came back with the first kill of meat, Jack didn't give Piggy any. He then let his beast come out in an explosive way and hit Piggy's glasses off his face and broke them. Jack continued to let his savage take
The little'uns thought of the beast in many ways. In the beginning, a young boy said he saw a snake like creature in the woods. He told the others it came in the dark and then would turn into the things that hung from the trees. The little'uns then called it a beastie. After his thoughts were shared, they then decided that the beast like thing would come from the water. It would be some type of giant squid, but of course Jack pointed out that squids can't come on land so they had nothing to worry about. The beast may even be a ghost that lives on their "good island". This was short lived thanks to Piggy and his announcement about how he doesn't …show more content…
He made it very clear to us that this beast was the savage that lived within the boys. The island slowly made sure their beast would come out at some point. "Fancy thinking the beast was something you could hunt or kill", said the lord of the flies. "You knew, didn't you, I'm part of you?"
Many of the boys would succumb to the temptations of the beast within. Although, I feel as if the author wanted one boy to become the main savage of this novel. Jack always seemed to be the leader in the beastly ways of the book. All throughout the book, Jack constantly told Piggy to shut up and called him fatty. After the hunters came back with the first kill of meat, Jack didn't give Piggy any. He then let his beast come out in an explosive way and hit Piggy's glasses off his face and broke them. Jack continued to let his savage take