“In the diamond mist of the beach something dark groped. Ralph saw him first and watched him until the intensity of his gaze drew everyone's eyes in that direction. Then the creature passed from the mirage onto the light sand, and they saw that the darkness was not just shadows but mostly clothing. The creature was a group of boys, walking roughly in step in two parallel lines and dressed in strangely eccentric clothing. (24) At first, Ralph does not appear to be afraid of them, but later it is foreshadowed that he should be, as the quote refers to the boys as creatures. Evil creatures who have no pity or feelings towards good people and who do not commit malicious acts like killing or stealing. Creatures that turn into beasts overnight. However, in Lord of the Flies the conflict seems to be fear of the fearsome beast. Little ones forget to assume their main responsibility and allow themselves to be overcome by fear. Their main responsibility was to light the signal fire, thereby increasing their chances of being rescued. Before all this happens, the plane is shot down but the boys survive. Ralph finds a conch shell and signals the attention of all survivors. They all meet and congratulate someone for saving them, so Ralph gets the idea to start a fire to save them. The beast appears throughout the night and is believed to frighten the little mons and symbolizes evil and darkness. The harm this brings is intimidation and darkness is when the beast appears, like in the night. This evil and darkness also causes tension between the little mons and Chief Ralph. The one leader ran things smoothly and everyone followed Ralph's orders. It was only during the meeting that Ralph held the... middle of paper ... without even showing any remorse, causing Ralph to lash out at Jack and his tribe. The beast has often been misinterpreted in Lord of the Flies. For example, one little Mon thought the beast was a snake and later the other thought the ghost would be the beast, then Simon realized that the beast is within us. Misinterpretations could lead to miscommunication which would then turn into a problem within the group and cause a divided group instead of staying together as one group. The problem was whether this beast should be called “reality” or “belief”. Jack didn't believe it was real and Piggy said the beast didn't exist. There was no good idea to call the beast on, as the group struggled to maintain a single answer. Lack of parents and manifestations of the beast cause people to bring out their true sides..