Lord of the Flies William Golding's classic novel Lord of the Flies is a thrilling adventure into the nether regions of the mind. The part of the brain that is suppressed by the mundane tasks of modern society. It's a fight between Ralph and Jack, the boys and the Beast, good and evil. The story takes a look at what would happen if a group of British school kids were to get stranded on an island. At first the boys have good intentions, they keep the fire going so that a passing ship can see the smoke and save them, however, due to the inherent evil of many, the good intentions of a few are quickly ignored for more exciting things. The killing of a pig slowly begins to take over the boys' lives, and they begin to do so in a ritualistic way, dancing around the dead animal and singing. As this bloodlust begins to spread, the group splits into "rationals (the firefighters) versus irrationals (the hunters) (Dick 121)." The fear of a mythological “beast” is perpetuated by the younger members of the groups and they are forced to do something about it. During one of the hunters' parties linked to the killing of an animal he comes across a fireman who tries to dispel the idea of ​​the monster. Caught in the angry frenzy of the dance, this fire guardian suddenly becomes the monster and is brutally massacred by the other members of the group. The climax of the novel is when the hunters confront the firefighters. The hunters had stolen Piggy's (one of the firefighters) glasses so they could have a means of starting a fire for cooking. One of the fiercest hunters plays a boulder that fell off a cliff, crushing Piggy and causing the death of another rational being. The story ends with the hunters hunting Ralph (the chief and last of the firefighters). After setting fire to half the island in an attempt to smoke Ralph from his hiding place, they chase him onto the beach only to find the ship's captain and crew waiting there to rescue them, because he saw the smoke. full of symbolism and irony. Golding also communicates his message quite well. “The title refers to Beelzebub, the most smelly and depraved of all devils: it is he, and not the God of the Christians, who is worshiped (Burgess 121).