There are a myriad of symbols in the novel that encompass human nature. The beast in the novel represents the religious aspect of the capacity of all societies to generate common fear. The need for fear is one of the most powerful developmental tools because of the way it can hold widespread responsibility. Jack's reign reflects the depths of human instinct and how humans are inevitably malevolent. He used the fear of the beast to control everyone who followed him. On the other end of the spectrum, the conch represents order, which is broken the moment they allow fear to rule their morality. The Lord of the Flies is a sow's head impaled on a stake which is used to symbolize the devil, just as Simon alludes to a Christ-like figure. The sow's head makes the reader visualize a palpable evil in the novel. The behavior of boys in general determines that the environment directly regulates