Lord Of The Flies Beastie Quotes
THE BEASTIE
“What I mean is...maybe it’s only us”
In the book Lord of the Flies the beast, at first was nothing more than a product of the boys’ imagination. The beastie is briefly mentioned by the boy with the mulberry birthmark in chapter two. He talks about the “snake-like thing”, and calls it a beastie. Majority of the boys agree that there is a beast and even claim that they saw it. One of the Littluns described their dream of their supposed encounter with the beast “I saw something moving among the trees, something big and horrid.”(5.91) The boys were daunted and intimidated by the idea of a beast existing on the island. Jack then influences the boys into hunting and killing the beast, which becomes a violent turning point in the book.On the other hand, Ralph and Piggy simply refuse to believe there is a beast. Later on, we get a real insight into the beastie. Piggy says the beast is just fear of the unknown "I know there isn't no beast—not with claws and all that, I mean—but I know there isn't no fear, either.”(5.90) Simon however had a different interpretation to what the beastie could be. He says that it is inside everyone and …show more content…
When all the boys created a fear towards the beast, everything gradually started to fall apart. Once Jack said they had to kill the beast, everyone had an interest in violence. Including Ralph. Eventually the boys started to lose their civilization. This created conflict between everyone. Piggy and Simon were the only ones who saw how everything was out of control and couldn’t do anything to stop it. The beast became the main reason why the boys lost their morals. They became too attached with violence,lost the meaning of civilization and became “the beastie”. The boys’ behavior is what brought the beast into existence, so the more savagely the boys acted, the more real the beast
“What I mean is...maybe it’s only us”
In the book Lord of the Flies the beast, at first was nothing more than a product of the boys’ imagination. The beastie is briefly mentioned by the boy with the mulberry birthmark in chapter two. He talks about the “snake-like thing”, and calls it a beastie. Majority of the boys agree that there is a beast and even claim that they saw it. One of the Littluns described their dream of their supposed encounter with the beast “I saw something moving among the trees, something big and horrid.”(5.91) The boys were daunted and intimidated by the idea of a beast existing on the island. Jack then influences the boys into hunting and killing the beast, which becomes a violent turning point in the book.On the other hand, Ralph and Piggy simply refuse to believe there is a beast. Later on, we get a real insight into the beastie. Piggy says the beast is just fear of the unknown "I know there isn't no beast—not with claws and all that, I mean—but I know there isn't no fear, either.”(5.90) Simon however had a different interpretation to what the beastie could be. He says that it is inside everyone and …show more content…
When all the boys created a fear towards the beast, everything gradually started to fall apart. Once Jack said they had to kill the beast, everyone had an interest in violence. Including Ralph. Eventually the boys started to lose their civilization. This created conflict between everyone. Piggy and Simon were the only ones who saw how everything was out of control and couldn’t do anything to stop it. The beast became the main reason why the boys lost their morals. They became too attached with violence,lost the meaning of civilization and became “the beastie”. The boys’ behavior is what brought the beast into existence, so the more savagely the boys acted, the more real the beast