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Ralph, Jack, and Roger are very frightened when they finally see the beast.
The lion that looked like a beast frightened me.
Jack's answer to questions about the beast is to say that, "if there is a beast we will hunt it and kill it." Ralph keeps insisting, "but there is no beast!"
The littlun who first spoke of 'something' which frightened him during the night referred to it as a snake-thing or beastie. During the same meeting after Ralph had declared, and I quote "But there isn't a snake!" Jack had replied "We'll make sure when we go hunting." Exasperated by this remark Ralph said "But there isn't a beast!" And repeated it again for emphasis, "But I tell you there isn't a beast!" So, Ralph was the first person to use the word Beast to describe the 'something' which the littlun was in fear of.
Yes, I have to agree with that about Samneric climbing the Mountain.
Simon says some kids are being frightened because they are afraid of the unknown and the thought of being stranded on the island without adults. The fear of the beast and the lack of civilization increase their anxiety.
In Lord of the Flies the littlun with the mulberry coloured birthmark on his face raises two question. Firstly he asks what the boys intend to do about the snake-thing. Secondly he also asks will it return the coming night.
A phrase used in "Maggie and the Ferocious Beast" the ferocious beast used when he was frightened, excited, and surprised.
The sound Ralph hears is not the beast, but the wind in the trees. It is a moment of fear and paranoia that grips him as he imagines the beast's presence.
Ralph is initially skeptical about the existence of the beast, believing it to be a figment of the littluns' imagination. However, as fear spreads among the boys, Ralph becomes increasingly concerned about the beast's potential threat to their safety.
They are getting nightmares from the beast.
Afraid not