On an island full of young boys who were not thought of being capable of murder, have done so. Twice! In The Lord of The Flies by William Golding, a group of young British boys become stranded on an island w/ no adults and their idea of “order” on the island doesnt work. The boys arrive on island as innocent “perfect” boys, but leave as evil, broken, savages. What is the beast? There are alot of different things that the beast could be described as but the real beast is what’s inside all of the boys and what they become in the end. I know this because the Sow’s head, “Lord of The Flies”, tells Simon what the real beast is while he was hallucinating, The boys show they are the true beast when they kill Simon and act like it was no big deal that they murdered another human being, and the “perfect” british boys turn into dirty savages.
LOTF tells Simon what the real beast is while he …show more content…
They weren't at first because they were good, but they're not tainted. “Fancy thinking the Beast was something you could hunt and kill!” said the head.” (206) “I’m warning you. I’m going to get angry. D’you see? You’re not wanted. Understand? We are going to have fun on this island. Understand? We are going to have fun on this island! ... “—Or else,” said the Lord of the Flies, “we shall do you? See? Jack and Roger and Maurice and Robert and Bill and Piggy and Ralph. Do you See?” (207) The LOTF is a representation of the devil in this book and in this section he is foreshadowing how the boys are going to kill Simon. In this quote the LOTF is literally threatening him. He says “I’m warning you. I’m going to get angry. “ which is very hostile. He also repeats “Or else” and “Do you see?” which ones head can also be taken as a hostile quote. At this point the boys aren't shown they are the true beast just yet, but soon they
LOTF tells Simon what the real beast is while he …show more content…
They weren't at first because they were good, but they're not tainted. “Fancy thinking the Beast was something you could hunt and kill!” said the head.” (206) “I’m warning you. I’m going to get angry. D’you see? You’re not wanted. Understand? We are going to have fun on this island. Understand? We are going to have fun on this island! ... “—Or else,” said the Lord of the Flies, “we shall do you? See? Jack and Roger and Maurice and Robert and Bill and Piggy and Ralph. Do you See?” (207) The LOTF is a representation of the devil in this book and in this section he is foreshadowing how the boys are going to kill Simon. In this quote the LOTF is literally threatening him. He says “I’m warning you. I’m going to get angry. “ which is very hostile. He also repeats “Or else” and “Do you see?” which ones head can also be taken as a hostile quote. At this point the boys aren't shown they are the true beast just yet, but soon they