The Lord of the Flies by WIlliam Golding: Fear

In our culture there have long been good or evil-based religions and cults that use some form of fear to maintain their followers: fear of god, fear of Satan, etc... The way Jack uses the beast in Lord of the Flies by William Golding shows that savagery uses a religion based around a common fear to manipulate the masses. This theme from the book clearly describes the way humans stick together and resort to fairly …

…aren't going to bother about the beast. We're going to forget the beast." He has virtually brainwashed the members of his tribe because they all agree so enthusiastically that even "Jack was astonished by their fervor." Although Jack was able to entice a captivated audience with this little speech, he completely goes against these words later when he creates all the religion based around the beast and they most definitely do not forget the beast.