Lord of the Flies

The Savage Side of Human Nature: The True Beast In Lord of the Flies, the beast is a presence throughout the entire book. First seen by a littleun when he is frightened in the dark, the beast is seen everywhere by the boys, but only when they are afraid. Towards the end of the book, the boys begin to become more savage. They still believe the beast is a real being that is to be …

…the only one who knew the true nature of the beast. He knew that the beast was only a dead parachutist and not a danger to anyone. He also knew that the boys had been taken over by their primal instinct and had become, in effect, beasts themselves. One wonders if this same instinct is in all of us. And if so, if we were left to our own devices would we too become beasts?