LOTF Response

 I am responding that begins in the middle of page 143 and goes on to the bottom. This passage is relevant because we see the title of the book represented in character, that character asserts itself as the beast, and he tells Simon that he is a part of all the boys. This passage puts to rest all theories of the beast being a resident on the island, because, in reality, the beast resides in the boy's minds.

In this passage, there are multiple examples of the Lord of the Flies referring to Simon as "child." The narrator also says that the Lord of the Flies "spoke in the voice of a schoolmaster." What this suggests is that this "beast" has been around for much longer than any of the boys. You also see many allusions to the Bible, such as Simon's thirst, and the fact that "Lord of the Flies" translated to Hebrew means Beelzebub, also known as the prince of demons. This is the first work of fiction that I have read with multiple allusions to biblical sources, and this is one of the best references I've read.