The Lord Of Flies.

"'Fancy thinking the Beast was something you could hunt and kill!' said the head. For a moment or two the forest and all the other dimly appreciated placed echoed with the parody of laughter. 'You knew, didn't you? I'm part of you? Close, close, close! I'm the reason why it's no go? Why things are what they are?'....'...My poor, misguided child, do you think you know better than I do?'"


( Golding 143 )

In Chapter 8 of The Lord Of The Flies by William Golding, the spectator finally finds the connection between the title of the novel to the actual plot. Simon, on his quest to really find out what the other seen was actually the beast, encounters the head of a pig at his holy spot in the jungle. Feeling a bit weak, the head of the pig covered in flies comes to life and confronts Simon. Simon can not take the psychological attacks from the head that he faints. The excerpt to the left was said by the head which is named the Lord of flies. I chose this quote because this is the climax of the plot. The excerpt contains a lot of rhetorical questions and is a literal example of personification. The head of a pig can not function if it's cut off from its body, let alone talk so the fact the head is talking, Golding has given the head of the pig human characteristics. 

Analysis: The confrontation of the head with Simon is a Biblical allusion to the confrontation in the forest between Jesus and satan. Like explained before, Simon resembles holy figures and the head of the beast, which represented the devil, not only has a manipulative diction but refers to Simon as if he was under control of this evil force, like satan's power. The dialogue is very intense and demonic but regardless of how twisted it is, Simon was the first character to actually acknowledge the beast is not physical but is meant to be understood in a internal metaphorical way. The savagery lies within every human and constantly fights your morals so it can be free and do harm.