Humanity has continued throughout history to let fear dictate how society operates. Fear can be traced back to any civilization and its mishaps or destruction. The ill consequences of rash decisions based on fear are illustrated throughout William Golding's Lord of the Flies, highlighting the dangers of not facing fear and the consequences that result. Golding's use of the beast and Simon emphasizes how acting in fear can lead to negative and chaotic consequences. In Golding's book, the beast symbolizes what happens when people ignore their fears. It shows how avoiding fear can cause big problems and make everything chaotic. "The thing is, fear cannot hurt you any more than a dream. This moment reveals that some boys are initially aware that fear cannot hurt them and …show more content…
It was furry. Something was moving behind its head. The beast moved, too. That was not very good. It sat up in the air." The fire was bright. "We had just made it up," "more sticks on," "there were eyes," "teeth," "claws." "We ran as fast as we could," "we bashed into things, and the beast followed us." I saw it slinking behind the trees. Nearly touched me. The boys' fear leads them into a hell loop of being scared of what they do not know and then having it amplified repeatedly, making the beast more real and dangerous to them. The boy's amplification of the fear of the beast leads to the destruction of their trust in each other and represents the initial collapse of their society and the trouble it will bring. After going on a group mission to find the beast, they believe they have caught glimpses of it. All the boys freak out and decide it would be better if they forgot the beast, try their best to leave it behind, and even attempt to appease it. And about the beast. When we kill, we will leave some of the kill for