University of Notre Dame
Why are the boys focused on the beast
Lord of the flies by William Golding
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Aslan
Lord of the flies by William Golding
The boys are focused on their fears. The beast represents those fears, the fears of the unknown lurking in the dark. Of course what they don't realize is echoed by Simon but nobody understands, the beast is really themselves.