"Lord Of The Flies"

In the following passages, we are exposed to the efforts of Ralph to diminish the segregation of the boys, whilst still being in the presence of evil. The skull of the beast is a symbol of the strong innate evil that still exists on the island amongst the boys and how it patronises Ralph in particular. We are also exposed to the complete loss of social expectations and behavioral manners when we see the deliberate …

…and what is keeping Ralph and Jack's group segregated; and that is their morals, values and senses of reason. We are given a glimpse of the ever-ruling evil that exists on the island and inside all the boys by the presence of the beast's skull, and how sinister images are created to place emphasis on the importance it imposes onto the text as a whole, including the passage of Ralph's struggle to look after himself.