Who Is The Beastie In Lord Of The Flies
When stranded on an island for months, one might think that any sign from outside civilization must be a good sign. However, as in Golding’s Lord of the Flies, this is not always the case. When a military pilot falls from the sky, dead, onto the island, the boys immediately label him as the ‘beastie’ that has been terrorizing the littluns. It was specifically Sam and Eric who put a face on their fears, yelling to Ralph “We saw the beast!” (99), over and over again until even Piggy was convinced there was a beast. All of the boys were persuaded into believing in the beast from the sky, all except one. Simon was the only one to know what, or more specifically who, the beast was, “maybe it’s only us,” (89). This truly gives the reader insight