Lord Of The Flies Beast Analysis

The beast. A horrifying creature that haunts children day after day. Nobody knows what the beast is, but we all have our suspicions. A ghost? A slithering snake that only comes out at night? A creature that comes out of the water? Sure, it could be one of those things, But, maybe the beast is someone we know all too well. Ourselves. I think that “There is a beast within each and every one of us” because everyone is fighting fear within themselves, It's difficult to deal with that fear and when it becomes too difficult “the beast” comes out, causing chaos. We are all afraid of something, spiders, the dark, monsters, ect. These fears can bring out the worst in us. In the book lord of the flies the boys are afraid of a beast. What they don't know is that the beast that they are so afraid of, hides inside of each one of them. “Fancy thinking the Beast was something you could hunt and kill! You knew, didn’t you? I’m part of you? (Golding 206) The beast brings out the fear that the boys try and hide under their masculinity. What they don't know is, hiding their fear will only make it worse. It makes the beast that they all contain much more noticeable. Which is more obvious in the end of the book, when the island erupts in chaos. At this point in the book, fear

They created masks for themselves to hide their old selves to hide under. They covered their faces in the blood of newly killed creatures to prove they were strong enough to overcome the beast. Jack one said; “The thing is—fear can’t hurt you any more than a dream. There aren’t any beasts to be afraid of on this island.” He said this to convince the boys to stay confident and unfearful. But, all of the boys knew that there was a beast on the island. It was just hiding within themselves. They had keep their fears hidden or else they would be looked down on. But, eventually all of the boy’s beasts came out from under their