The pig, or the beast that the pig embodies, tears Ralph
and Jack apart because their approach to fighting it is different, Jack's being direct
and violent and Ralph's being logical and reasoned. At the beginning, it appeared that
they might find common ground but that quickly vanishes under pressure of the beast, or
the fear of the beast.
The fear of the beast also forces
boys to choose one or the other side to be on because the thought of facing it alone is
too terrifying.
And when Simon figures out what the beast
really is and rushes out of the woods to tell the other boys, it is the fear of the
beast that causes them to kill him.
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