But Simon is the only one to realise that the ‘beastie’ isn’t about a physical creature, it’s about the beastie inside of us, that side of us that is only kept deep inside due to rules and discipline. But on the island there are no laws, and the dark side begins to seep out of all of the children, showing the reader that even though these children are English school kids and read the bible, without the hand of the law keeping them in check the dark side shows in