of the hunting, rapidly assumes dominance over the boys, exploiting their superstitions of fear of the "beast", and he eventually leaves Ralph's group, taking most of the boys with him. When Simon, a visionary youth, realizes that the "beast" is just a dead parachutist and attempts to communicate this knowledge to the other boys, Jack's "tribe" ritualistically murder him. Piggy, the first of numerous rationalist figures, is murdered by Jack's lieutenant, Roger, while he pathetically holds on to the conch, still believing in civilization. Ralph, now completely alone, is hunted like an animal by the other boys, who clearly intend to sacrifice him when they catch him. The forest is set on fire in order to smoke Ralph out and, just as he is about to be killed, and English ship sees the smoke and sends a rescue party.
             Near the beginning of the novel, the island is looked upon as a utopia by the reader, and the children. This is a place where there is peace and tranquillity, which is often associated with the sound of the ocean waves, and the abundance of nature, surrounding them. The island is a place where at first there is no evil, and wrong-doing, away from the war, and all the problems in the city. However, this island, during the progression of the novel, begins to twist into a dystopia, where at first there was only good, and happiness, becomes a place of blood and death - ultimately a place of horror.
             The novel is usually read as Golding's commentary upon human evil, and almost certainly it would not have b
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