In his novel, Lord of the Flies, William Golding discusses multiple themes such as

tragedy, savagery, and fear. First off, tragedy strikes after Jack deals with the beast and “Simon’s

dead body moved out toward the open sea.” (154) This incident reveals Simon was the beast. It

is also a rude awakening to the boys about what they have become. As well as tragedy, savagery

is clearly present in the book as kids mercilessly start chanting “Kill the beast, cut his throat, spill

his blood, do him in,” (152) as they annihilate the “beast”. Their mannerisms prove their

transformation from average children into animals. It also emphasizes the impact of conditions a

person goes through and how it affects them. Finally, fear is expressed many times including

when Jack overpowered Ralph and “Ralph went crimson … There was no help and he looked

away confused and sweating.” (150-151)” Ralph presents fear as he is no longer chief. The detail

provided by Golding helps greatly clarify this. All in all, Golding uses this story to show how

Tragedy is the effect of people who become savages out of fear from circumstances they must

experience.