The Beastie

          "The Beastie". To the Littluns it a more than just a nightmare trapped in their minds, but it's actually beast roaming the jungle while they sleep. Ralph, as the leader, doesn't believe that it's real, he says its just a nightmare and all part of their imagination. Piggy, being as smart as he is, thinks that the "beastie" doesn't exit because science that there are no such thing as monsters. Simon think that "beastie" is in all of them because everyone may be born with a good heart, but can become evil in time. Jack, well he doesn't care whether or not it is real, he just wants to kill it.

          Each one of their opinions are different, yet none of them really know if the "beastie" is real. I agree with Simon because I think that the "beastie" is just a metaphor for the inner beast inside all of the boys. So far, the only one showing beast-like behavior is Jack only because he has a short temper. If you really think about it, Simon's reasoning may actually have some logical standing behind it.