Lord of The Flies

Chapter 8: A Gift For The Darkness
The Beast's Servants

I think the scene when Simon talks to the Lord of the Flies is the most interesting. Ralph, Jack, and the hunters go looking for the beastie. They end up on the other side of the island. They send Simon to go tell Piggy who is back with the littluns that they will be back in the morning. While Simon is going to tell Piggy he finds the fly covered pig's head on the stake. The pig's innards are on the ground completely covered by flies. The flies make a giant buzzing noise. It forms a disgusting and terrible picture in your head. Then the Lord of the Flies starts to talk to Simon. He tells Simon that the beast is the darkness in every man's heart. Then The Lord of he Flies tells Simon to go away. Instead Simon passes out.

Chapter 9: A View to a Death
The Beast's Death

I believe nobody is responsible for Simon's death. Everyone at the feast was involved in beating him to death. However I believe they can't be to blame because it was dark and stormy and they couldn't be sure it was him and not the beastie. I believe they acted in self defense. I believe none of the boys are responsible for Simon's death. It was a dark night and the boys acted in self defense against something they thought had come to harm them.