Lord of the Flies

Simon’s Interview, its’ Significance The interview Simon has with the pig’s head establishes the identity of the beast and foreshadows future events. The identity of the beast is very important in the novel Lord of the Flies by William Golding. The beast reveals evil and the evil within man. Simon’s interview with the pig’s head clearly illustrates foreshadowing of major events and the Ying and Yang shows the balance between good …

…inside the boys, and the pig is the product of their evil. The significance in foreshadowing major events is the death of Simon a Christ figure of good, and the ones who take part in his death. Evil is a great factor of the theme of the novel, the interview demonstrates the connections between good and evil with the Ying and Yang. Evil will always live within good and good will always live within evil.