Has it ever occurred to you the monster that could be under the bed could be more than just a monster? Lord of the Flies pertains to a group of boys from ages six to twelve on an island. The group of boys are unsupervised on island with no way of contact. The boys were ripped away from the comfort of civilization and start to develop fears. These fears manifest themselves in the form of a beast. In the book there is beast, whose definition can explain the whole book, can be defined as fear, war, and the evil of mankind.
Furthermore, when someone is taken from a place full of comfort to a place devoid of it, then fear can be instilled as there is nothing to fight it. When in civilization there are numerous comforts that you are exposed to …show more content…
When a group perceives something due to doubt, it can be very hard to convince them otherwise. However, Simon knew that the beast was not an actual beast real, something else entirely, like when in “Document E” it states, “Then he sets off, weak and staggering, to tell the other boys that the beast is human...” (Doc. E). This shows that the beast is not actually a beast, but rather just a human, who they perceived as a beast. When Simon goes to tell the boys that the beast is not actually a beast, but a human he becomes the “beast”. However, just because Simon is perceived as the beast does not mean that he is the one acting the most beastly, like in “Document F” when it states, “At once the crowd surged after it, poured down on the rock, leapt on to the beast, screamed, struck, bit, tore” (Doc. F). These actions show the savagery of the children even though they are not the beast. Although, the boys think they saw a beast, who was actually Simon, they still acted more savage than the so called “beast”. These actions of the boys towards the beast and in finding out what the real “beast” is show what the true nature of man is.
Lord of the Flies is a book that shows what can happen to those who have been cradled by civilization, once they are devoid of all that comfort and left to fend for themselves. In the book a persona of the darkness or the “beast” can define what the whole book is about. Furthermore, the beast can be defined by three different meanings. Thus, the book is defined by a beast that means three things: fear, war, and the evil of
Furthermore, when someone is taken from a place full of comfort to a place devoid of it, then fear can be instilled as there is nothing to fight it. When in civilization there are numerous comforts that you are exposed to …show more content…
When a group perceives something due to doubt, it can be very hard to convince them otherwise. However, Simon knew that the beast was not an actual beast real, something else entirely, like when in “Document E” it states, “Then he sets off, weak and staggering, to tell the other boys that the beast is human...” (Doc. E). This shows that the beast is not actually a beast, but rather just a human, who they perceived as a beast. When Simon goes to tell the boys that the beast is not actually a beast, but a human he becomes the “beast”. However, just because Simon is perceived as the beast does not mean that he is the one acting the most beastly, like in “Document F” when it states, “At once the crowd surged after it, poured down on the rock, leapt on to the beast, screamed, struck, bit, tore” (Doc. F). These actions show the savagery of the children even though they are not the beast. Although, the boys think they saw a beast, who was actually Simon, they still acted more savage than the so called “beast”. These actions of the boys towards the beast and in finding out what the real “beast” is show what the true nature of man is.
Lord of the Flies is a book that shows what can happen to those who have been cradled by civilization, once they are devoid of all that comfort and left to fend for themselves. In the book a persona of the darkness or the “beast” can define what the whole book is about. Furthermore, the beast can be defined by three different meanings. Thus, the book is defined by a beast that means three things: fear, war, and the evil of