Lord of the Flies

The boys talk about a thing, a dark thing, a beast, some sort of animal (83). What do you think the beast is and why are the boys so frightened?

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I always knew the beast was something metaphorical. I really thought Simon was the character who was able to truly see through the nonsense of beasts and ghosts.

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