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The beast in Lord of the Flies is the boys external fear of the savagery within themselves. Simon understands this and is therefore excluded in the group of the boys ignorance. This fear against themselves propells them to act out in animalistic ways against other members of the group, turning them from a group of well-mannered English boys to a group of painted savages.

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