Chapter 6 Lord of the flies

Question

One theme of Chapter 6 is overcoming fear. Provide two details from the chapter that support this idea.

One conclusion that the reader can draw from chapter 6 is that mankind is the beast. Provide two details from Chapter 6 to support this conclusion.

Answer 1

The boys overcoming fear:

Ralph and Jack explore the lair of the beast.

Simon encounters the severed head of the beast (a pig) and overcomes his fear by rejecting the imaginary call to violence.

Mankind is the beast:

The boys, already influenced by fear and primal instincts, envision the dead parachutist as the beast, but it is, in fact, a symbol of the adult world and the violence inherent in humanity.

The boys dancing symbolizes the descent into barbarism and underscores the idea that the true "beast" resides within themselves.