GCELiterature in EnglishNon-African Prose2022

In William Golding's Lord of the Flies, the 'beast' that the boys fear on the island ultimately represents

AA real predatory animal lurking in the jungle
BThe innate savagery and evil within human natureCORRECT
CThe military officer who eventually rescues them
DThe ghost of a boy who died on the island
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Toaster Teacher
Why the answer is B, and why the others tempt you.
Simon is the character who comes closest to understanding that the beast is not an external creature but the darkness within the boys themselves. Golding uses the beast as a symbol of the inherent capacity for evil and violence in human nature, a central theme of the novel.
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