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∙ 13y agoThey kill Simon with their bare hands
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∙ 13y agoThe boys mistakenly kill Simon, a member of their group, mistaking him for the beast during a chaotic and frenzied moment. Simon had come down from the mountain, where he had discovered the truth about the supposed beast, but the boys, caught up in their fear and mob mentality, attack and kill him.
The beast that the boys kill in "Lord of the Flies" is actually a parachutist whose parachute gets tangled in the trees on the island. The boys mistake the shadowy figure for a beast and in their fear and frenzy, they end up killing him.
Kill the beast! Cut his throat! Spill his blood!
Basically that "the beast" isn't something they can hunt or kill but an evil force inherit to the boys. It also tells Simon that he won't be able to escape and he will only find the beast among the other boys. Which comes true when the boys later kill Simon.
Basically that "the beast" isn't something they can hunt or kill but an evil force inherit to the boys. It also tells Simon that he won't be able to escape and he will only find the beast among the other boys. Which comes true when the boys later kill Simon.
In the middle of the frenzy in "Lord of the Flies," the boys mistake Simon for the beast and brutally kill him during a chaotic and violent ritual. This mistake highlights the boys' descent into savagery and the breakdown of their society on the island.
The boys think there is a "Beast" on the island that intends them harm. The chant "Kill The Beast" is used to build up their courage to seek out and kill the beast.
The kill it and save its head, which then is given to the beast.
In "Lord of the Flies," Simon disappears into the forest to find out the truth about the "beast" on the mountain. He has an intense hallucination and realizes that the beast is actually the parachutist from the crashed plane. However, tragically, the other boys mistake him for the beast and kill him in a frenzy during a tribal dance.
The boys mistake a dead parachutist for the beast from the air. They believe the parachutist is the beast and kill him by pushing a large rock onto him.
they killed simon because they believed he was the beast
Jack and his hunters, hunt and kill a pig. They then eat the meat & Serve the head as a token of peace for the "Beast" The head of the pig attracts flies, and become "The Lord Of The Flies" :) God Bless.
In chapter 8 of "Lord of the Flies," the boys hunt and kill a sow. They cut off its head and place it on a stick as an offering to the Beast. This act symbolizes the boys' descent into savagery and their increasing detachment from civilized society.