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How is Simon's death ironic in Lord of the Flies?
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.
Who first saw and reported the beast on the mountain to the boys?
Samnericfirst saw and reported the beast on the mountain to the boys.
What is the significance of the beast in Lord of the Flies?
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.
What ailment plagued the younger boys?
the beast.
How is the beast able to deceive the boys and be harder to recogonize?
In reality, the beast is really the savagery inside the boys, so it changes as they change. However, Jack uses the argument of the beast's deception to keep them afraid and under his control.
