Lord of the Flies

who is the lord of the flies?

who are the flies? and what is the lord of them? 

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The "Lord of the Flies” is Beelzebub, the Latin name for Satan. The pig's head on a stick becomes a metaphor for the Devil and the evil in men's hearts. The flies are the people, or boys, who serve the fear and hate that is in their nature.

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