Lord Of The Flies Murder Quotes

Murder…He Wrote
“Maybe there is a beast… maybe it's only us,” insinuating that the “Beast is from within. A quote from the author of Lord of the Flies, William Golding, who believed man was evil in its own way. Within Lord of the Flies the boys are on a deserted island with a “beast” after a plane crash and as a result, all havoc breaks loose. This all happened during the chaos of World War Two (WWII), when boys from various English boarding schools are put on planes to escape the bombing nearby in London. One plane crashes stranding school-age boys on an unnamed Pacific Island without adults. The boys’ turmoil on the island symbolizes a microcosm of the war in Europe because their actions mirror that of the soldiers fighting against their

Though the boys did not actually murder him, it would be considered manslaughter. This was an event that occurred because after naming a chief, Ralph, the boys were talking of rescue and that they would need to build a fire. As a result, the boys took off for the mountain to begin to build the rescue fire; however, they rushed, which caused a fire to burn in the dead forest below. Little did they know the mulberry birthmark boy was nowhere to be seen, presumed to be in the fire. Piggy, the boy with the specs, would question, “ ‘That little’un – him with the mark on his face, I don’t see him. Where is he now? ’” (Golding 46). Because of all the excitement about the fire and trying to be rescued, the boys were careless and it resulted in the accidental killing of the mulberry birthmark boy. If the boys would have followed Ralph and Piggy, the mulberry birthmark boy might would have lived longer and told his story, but they were so out of control and

He was murdered during the chaos of the dance and he was mistaken for the “beast.” After Jack and the hunters left Ralph’s group, the boys had to figure out what to do next. While the boys were doing this, Simon ventured off into the woods to his favorite place to get away and think. Simon then fell to the calling of sleep and once he woke, the Lord of the Flies spoke to him. He then went on to climb the mountain and came upon the “Beast,” a humped figure with the parachute moving up and down with the wind. Upon this revelation, Simon saw the “Beast” was only a harmless figure and sought out to inform the others. Within the excitement at camp of the storm, Jack’s group began to dance and chant, getting out of control quickly. Simon then came stumbling out of the forest and the group and he tried to tell them of the “Beast,” but they would not listen. “There were no words, and no movements but the tearing of teeth and claws.” (Golding 153). The group would surround him, attacking him, killing him, for they believed he was the “Beast.” If only the group would have listened and not been so caught up in the dance, Simon would not have been killed the way he was, in such an unruly