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A beast can represent many things. ... In William Golding’s, Lord of the Flies, the beast is ever changing. The form in which the beast occurs is dependant on the current type of society on the island. ... Many are scared they will never return home, and this fear symbolically turns into a beast. It becomes a mighty beast, in full physical form, that gives all of the boys a reason to be scared. Soon, a murder occurs, and violence strikes the island like lightning to a metal rod. ... Eventually, total corruption strikes the island and the beast now lives within the boys. Altogether, the beast is an ever changing symbol of the society in which the stranded boys live. ... One young boy with a mulberry colored birthmark claims to see the beast; he speaks through Piggy, “Now he says it was a beastie…a snake-thing. ... Simon realizes the beast is not a physical creature and mentions to the group that, “…maybe it is only us” (89).
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Approximate Pages = 3
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