When Ralph, Simon and Jack first climb the mountain they see a dip in the ground filled with blue flowers. The view from the mountain top reveals that they definitely are on an island. The island is roughly boat shaped with the mountain at the blunt end. The island slopes down through jungle to its pointed end, where it terminates in a rocky outcrop connected to the main island by a narrow causeway. Ralph points out that he can't see any smoke or boats and they assume from this that the island has no other inhabitants. On their way back to the beach the boys discover that there are pigs on the island.
Later in the book Ralph, Roger and Jack climb the mountain looking for the beast, which Samneric claimed that they saw there. In the darkness they see the body of the dead parachutist and mistaken believe that it is the beast.
Samnericfirst saw and reported the beast on the mountain to the boys.
Simon wants to tell the other boys that 'the beast' on top of the mountain is not an animal with teeth, claws and wngs but simply the dead body of an airman wearing a parachute
Simon's death is ironic because he is on his way to tell the rest of the boys that the beast on the mountain top is simply the dead body of a man when he himself is mistaken for the beast and is savagely beaten to death.
When searching for the beast the boys get distracted by the rock formation, "Castle Rock", that could be a fort for them
The imaginary beast that frightens all the boys stands for the primal instinct of savagery that exists within all human beings. The boys are afraid of the beast, but only Simon reaches the realization that they fear the beast because it exists within each of them. As the boys grow more savage, their belief in the beast grows stronger. By the end of the novel, the boys are leaving it sacrifices and treating it as a totemic god. The boys' behavior is what brings the beast into existence, so the more savagely the boys act, the more real the beast seems to become.
Samnericfirst saw and reported the beast on the mountain to the boys.
When searching for the beast the boys get distracted by the rock formation, "Castle Rock", that could be a fort for them
In "Lord of the Flies," the three boys who continue the search for the beast are Jack, Ralph, and Roger. They believe they see a beast, which turns out to be a dead paratrooper dangling from a tree with a parachute.
Simon!
In "Lord of the Flies," it is Simon who is tending the fire when the boys' fear of the beast emerges. As the boys mistake a dead paratrooper for the beast and flee, Simon remains at the scene and discovers the truth about the figure on the mountain.
The boys mistake Simon for the beast in a frenzy and end up killing him in their primal and frenzied state.
The 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 form in the air is actually a dead pilot whose parachute catches on the mountain and moves in the wind. The boys mistake it for a beast due to their fear and imagination. This connection with the boys mistaking a harmless object for a beast highlights the theme of fear and the power it holds over the boys, leading to societal breakdown and chaos. The dead pilot symbolizes the destructive consequences of human nature when driven by fear and the unknown.
The figure on the mountain in "Lord of the Flies" is the dead parachutist whose body gets tangled in the trees. The boys mistake it for the beast that they fear. This event triggers further paranoia and chaos among the boys.
Ralph, Jack, and Simon are the three main boys who explore the island in "Lord of the Flies." They play significant roles in the novel and each represents different aspects of human nature.
The parachutist lands on the mountain top, near the boys' camp. The boys mistake him for the "beast", and his body becomes a significant symbol of the boys' descent into savagery.
Simon discovers that the apelike beast the boys fear is actually the rotting corpse of a dead paratrooper, whose body has become entangled in the rocks and vines on the mountain. This realization causes Simon to understand the true nature of the beast as a manifestation of the boys' own inner darkness and fears.