LOTF Passage

I think when Simon talks to the Lord of the Flies is not only important but also scary. The other boys already think that he is "batty" and that he is different than everyone else because he is a little weird. Some of them even believe that he is possessed by the beast. This is the only time that the Lord of the Flies speaks throughout the book. He tells his perspective of the island a little differently than the boys see it. His words sound very similar to the devil and Simon freaks out, which is totally understandable. In this scene we find out where the title comes from and what it means. The cover of the book is also very similar to the way Beelzebub is drawn.

When I read this I was very creeped out. The fact that Simon is imagining this shows how much this island has fallen apart and how much these kids have given up. I felt scared for Simon because if I was imagining something this scary I would've reacted in the same sort of way. I don't know if I would have listened to the Lord of the Flies though because that ended up not turning out too well for Simon.