to guide Ralph who must then be constantly reminded by Piggy of what is right. The breaking and stealing of the specs by Jack show a slow and inescapable descent into anarchy and evil.Simon goes to the clearing and sees the sow's head on the stick. He calls it Lord of the Flies because hundreds of flies are eating the flesh from the skull. Lord of the Flies is a translation of the Hebrew word Ba'alzevuv, which is Beelzebub in Greek, which was a translation of the word devil. Therefore, Lord of the Flies is a translation of devil. It represents great danger, so this scene was foreshadowing the deaths that were to come. Simon hears the head talking to him. It tells him what the beast really is; it is the evil living inside of them all. Everyone knows the beast exists, but Simon is the only one to know it exists in them.The Savages are having a roast of pig meat. They reenact the killing, and even Ralph and Piggy join in. Simon crawls out of the woods and into the circle to tell them what the beast is, but before he has a chance, they murder him in a frenzy of dancing and grabbing and poking and spearing.Ralph realizes that the murder of Simon was not an accident, so he, Piggy and Samneric go to Jack's part of the island to talk about it. Jack has set up guards so that nobody can get in his area if he doesn't want them there. Ralph goes up and he and Jack get into a duel, using sticks as sabers. Roger releases the boulder, but Ralph sees it and ducks. Piggy, who is blind without his glasses, doesn't see it, and it hits him. He is thrown forty feet to his death. He was killed because of his moral influence on the group. The conch is destroyed with him since he was holding it. The destruction of the conch shows the authority on the island is gone, and Ralph has to fend for himself. Jack forces Samneric to his side. He plans to kill Ralph, and Samneric tells Ralph that Jack has given orders to "sharpen a stick on both end...
