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…
is the ‘savage instincts’ or irresponsible behavior of the boys. This makes “the beastie” not only imaginary but also exists within the boys.
The beastie plays a significant role in Lord of the Flies by shaping the book into conflict and savagery.
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
became.
In the Lord of the Flies the beast reveals many things about individuals and human nature. Such as without boundaries and rules, humans are no longer humans. As soon as the boys are removed from civilization, they try to preserve society. However, their civility does not last long, and the boys turn savage. Once they turn into savages, the beast inside of the boys take over. Exactly like human nature and individuals. Thus making them or us into monsters. Also once the fear develops towards the beast you lose yourself, just how the boys did. Once the fear of “the beastie” sank into their minds, all they could do was turn to violence. They wanted to kill the beast, what they thought to be an actual beast. On the other hand an individual can get stuck in a world of fear toward their own beasts. Causing violence against themselves and sometimes even others. Therefore William Golding included the beast in his novel to interpret how without anyone or anything guiding us, we tend to lose a grip on reality. We become ruthless, cruel and our inner beasts control us.
“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…
is the ‘savage instincts’ or irresponsible behavior of the boys. This makes “the beastie” not only imaginary but also exists within the boys.
The beastie plays a significant role in Lord of the Flies by shaping the book into conflict and savagery.
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
became.
In the Lord of the Flies the beast reveals many things about individuals and human nature. Such as without boundaries and rules, humans are no longer humans. As soon as the boys are removed from civilization, they try to preserve society. However, their civility does not last long, and the boys turn savage. Once they turn into savages, the beast inside of the boys take over. Exactly like human nature and individuals. Thus making them or us into monsters. Also once the fear develops towards the beast you lose yourself, just how the boys did. Once the fear of “the beastie” sank into their minds, all they could do was turn to violence. They wanted to kill the beast, what they thought to be an actual beast. On the other hand an individual can get stuck in a world of fear toward their own beasts. Causing violence against themselves and sometimes even others. Therefore William Golding included the beast in his novel to interpret how without anyone or anything guiding us, we tend to lose a grip on reality. We become ruthless, cruel and our inner beasts control us.