Lord of the Flies

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    In Chapter 8 of Lord of the Flies, Simon slips away from the crowd partaking in the "feast" and sits in the same spot he had previously been watching nature.Simon sits alone in the clearing, staring at the impaled pig's head, which is now swarming with flies. The sight mesmerizes him, and it even seems as if the head comes to life and speaks to himin the voice of the “Lord of the Flies,” declaring that Simon will never be able to escape him, for he lies within all human beings. He also promises to have some “fun” with Simon. Terrified and troubled by the apparition, Simon collapses in a faint.

   The mood and atmosphere, therefore that is communicated is a mood of fear and of an unyielding terror into what man can become based on the circumstances they are in.

   Many critics have tried to draw religious connotations from this chapter - as in simon becoming the savior - ie.. religious references to Jesus and a savior, but the overall mood and theme - is man versus man and what evil can lie within us all.

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