The pig's head surrounded by flies represents Beelezebub, whose name in Canaanite is "Lord of the Flies." He is one of the fallen angels, who destroys by means of tyrants, arouses desires, brings about jealousies and murders, and instigates wars. In Golding's allegory he is the manifestation of the evil that lies inherently in the boys. This is an evil that Jack has embraced fully.
When Simon goes to his secret place in the forest, he encounters the Lord of the Flies, whose
half-shut eyes were dim with the infinite cynicism of adult life. They assured Simon that everything was a bad business.
He talks to Simon and ridicules him by saying,
Fancy thinking the Beast was something you could hunt and kill?,,,You knew, didn't you? I'm part of you? Close, close, close! I'm the reason why it's no go? Why things are what they are?
The laughter shivered again.
The intuitive Simon perceives the evil, the savagery, that Jack has masked, but truly allows to rule him as he leads the others in anarchy, stealing the fire, and hunting Piggy and Ralph, and eventually killing Piggy. As he loses consciousness, Simon hears the Lord of the Flies tell him that they are going to "have fun on this island!" The evil inherent in man has gained control.
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