Simon in his vision It tells him that the beast cannot be killed because it lives inside everyone Simon realizes this truth and later tries to tell the others but he is killed The Lord therefore represents the inner darkness of man It reflects the idea that civilization hides but cannot erase human savagery Through the Lord Golding suggests that when rules and order vanish the evil inside people rises and controls their actions completely The Religious and Moral Meaning The title Lord of the Flies is a translation of Beelzebub another name for the Devil It symbolizes Satan s influence over mankind The pig s head becomes a dark god that rules the boys through fear It replaces reason and faith with superstition and violence The boys worship it unconsciously It shows how easily humans turn to evil Simon the Christ-like figure alone understands this truth His death proves that innocence and goodness cannot survive in a world ruled by the Lord Thus the Lord of the Flies symbolizes the inner evil within man It shows that human beings carry the seed of destruction inside Golding reveals that man himself is the true beast