Fear In Lord Of The Flies

Fear in the eyes of the Reader
Beast. A vicious, violent figure that may frighten or cause fear towards anyone. A beast can be as harmless as a fly or as savage as a wolf or a shark. Fear can cause a person to hallucinate and think that something may possibly be after them. In the book Lord of the Flies, William Golding was trying to interpret the meaning of fear in his eyes. The boys on the island often feared there may have been a vicious “beast” on the island. The island shaped them into their own beast. For them not realizing that their fears were drastically changing the way they acted towards one another, and turning them into ferocious, brutal barbarians. Their terrors were taking advantage of their minds in ways that are unimaginable

There appears to be many questions that may come to mind when reading this book. However, the main question having to be answered is, What is the “beast”? The "beast” was numerous aspects in this book it was the fear of the unknown, just the humans, and a barbaric behavioral change.
In Lord of the flies, the “beast” is construed to be a horrific monster, who is obtained by many of the boys’ fears. The "beast" was often known to be a fear of the unknown. In the year 1961 a psychological analysis was written based of Lord of the flies. One of the quotes written from the analysis specifically stated, "...begin to the people of the darkness of night and forest with spirits and demons which had previously appeared only in their dreams or fairy tales... They externalize their fears into the figure of a

Throughout the book there is a change in the way the boys act compared from the beginning of the book till the end. From what is claimed to be true about the book is that fear has been all that the boys know of now. There is no one to remove their fears or to make them feel less afraid. These boys are on a deserted island with no adults, no one wiser or older to tell them what to do and what not to do. There is no one to tell them what is real and what is pictured in the mind but not outside of the mind. A psychological analysis on Lord of the flies specifically states, "There are no comforting mothers."(Doc A). The beast was never something that someone would say to themselves: maybe they are over thinking things. No one was their to eliminate their fears or to comfort them when needed. Much of the book, was from experiences the author, William Golding, has had in past life. Lord of the flies is about war. War plays a major role in the book. As stated in a psychological article, “War is not the mere occasion of the novel, but rather the off-stage protagonist in this drama of evil, determining the behavior of the boys on the marooned island. (Doc C)” There is a battle between the two tribes, Ralph’s tribe and Jack’s tribe, they both want to be in control of the