![]() ![]() It wars Simon that he cannot escape him, the beast, for he is a part of everyone and he is responsible for all of their difficulties. He feels as if the head the lord of the flies, was speaking to him. Simon has observed the doings of Jack and his hunters and the Sow’s head seems to Simon to be Beelzebub – the lord of the flies. Jack cut off the Sow’s head, offered it as a sacrifice to the beast in order to appease the beast. He is looking from his hiding place in the forest at the fly covered head of dead pig killed by Jack and his hunters. The phrase “ Lord of the Flies” first comes in chapter-8, when we find Simon alone in the jungle. And, indeed such a clash is the principal theme of this particular novel. For a novel to have this title, evidently shows that the theme of the story would be evil, or a clash between the forces of evil and the forces of good. Beelzebub is the prince of demons and Milton used this name for one of his fallen angles. The Lord of the Flies is Beelzebub, mentioned in both the Old Testament and the New Testament. The title clearly shows that the novel was intended to have an allegorical purpose. “ Lord of the Flies” as a title is most appropriate for this novel of Golding, as it gives us a definite clue to the major theme of the novel. ![]() ![]() Significance of the Title Lord of the Flies ![]()
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