Important Scene From LOTF

A scene from Lord of the Flies that I think is very important (and very scary) is when Simon speaks with the Lord of the Flies. This is the first and only time that we hear the Lord of the Flies speak. He tells the story from a different perspective, as if he is a satanic being ruling over all of the boys on the island and he is controlling their actions. When Simon speaks with the Lord of the Flies, the reader doesn't know if this is the first time they have spoken or if the reason Simon is always missing is because he is taking orders from this evil character. At this point in the story, Simon is perceived as "batty" by the other boys and some boys are even considering that he is or is possessed by the beast. This is very important to the story because we get to see how the Lord of the Flies acts around humans and how he feels about all of the other boys on the island.

In this scene, The beast is giving Simon orders such as telling him to go back with the others and forcing them to have fun on the island. The Lord of the Flies confesses to being the all powerful "beast" that all of the littluns have claimed to have seen. The beast treats Simon as if he is just a pawn in his plan, amongst all of the others boys, who are also just characters in a game that the beast is playing. The beast treats the boys being on an island and fending for themselves as a a game. The beast has a malice undertone, causing the reader to be shocked that they are hearing directly from the beast for the first time and scared because the reader knows that the beast is possessing a pig's head on a stick to communicate with Simon.When Simon loses consciousness, it leads the reader to believe that this part of the story is just a figment of Simon's imagination. Although the reader can never be sure if this event occurred in Simon's imagination or on the island, it is very important because they really get to see the beast and Simon's personalities more than they do for the rest of the book.