Lord of the Flies_The Beast

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  • The Beast
    • Origin
      • the boys
        • Mulberry Boy
          • "snake thing"
            • "we'll look for the snake"
              • becomes real
              • classic fear
                • "came in the dark"
          • "beastie"
            • repetition --> "the beastie"
              • specific ("the")
              • "we'll look for the snake"
                • becomes real
                • classic fear
                  • "came in the dark"
        • choir
          • "creature"
          • "something dark"
          • the beast comes from the boys
          • "the darkness was not all shadow but mostly clothig"
    • Devil
      • contrast to Simon
        • jesus
          • Simon --> "Listen" in Hebrew
            • Simon wasn't listened to and the good within him was lost
        • Simon --> "Listen" in Hebrew
          • Simon wasn't listened to and the good within him was lost
      • Be'elzebub (name for the devil)
        • translates to "Lord of the Flies"
    • Savagery
      • Simon's murder
        • complete descent into savagery
        • killed by beast
          • anti-christ
            • good in the world has been defeated
              • WW2
        • Simon's Conversation
          • projects evil out of himself
            • original sin
            • represents good on the island defeated by evil
          • "The Lord of the Flies spoke in the voice of a school master"
          • Understands beast isn't real
    • Significance
      • inherent evil of man
        • beast comes from young + innocent boys
          • the beast comes from the boys
      • used by Jack to hide dictatorship
        • similar to Stalin using communism to hide dictorship
          • CONTEXT
      • Devil
        • Be'elzebub + Satan
        • anti-christ
          • good in the world has been defeated
            • WW2

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