After some research, it seems Beelzebub the demon is actually quite popular in the gaming culture. One such game that I play regularly is game called "Puzzle & Dragons" which essentially a fun, addicting puzzling game.
Beelzebub in the game is seen, well, riding a sort of motorbike. An "insect motor bike" resembling a fly. Beelzebub is known as the "Lord of The Flies" and so Beelzebub riding a motorbike is just a more exaggerating way of showing how Beelzebub is related to flies. Before reading the book and going through the discussion in class about the demon Beelzebub, the insect motor bike to me, was just something cool to add to the artwork. However now I realise that the game actually shows Beelzebub riding on the fly-bike because he is the Lord of the Flies.
And in Lord of the Flies, the bloody, severed pig’s head that Jack impales on a stake is called the Lord of the Flies (Beelzebub). This symbol becomes an important image in the novel. Simon confronts the sow’s head in the his special area, and it seems to speak to him, telling him that evil lies within every heart and promising to have some fun with him.
It's almost as if Simon represents mankind and the pig's head represents Beelzebub or Satan
I find this to be very interesting because I think Simon represents Jesus and the lord of the flies represents the demon. The demon, as you said, is the Beelzebub or the lord of the flies.
ReplyDeleteBut in an assorted amount Bible stories, Jesus is the one who overcomes the devil, so wouldn't that mean that Simon would be able to overcome the Lord of the Flies? What do you think about this?
DeleteSimon did overcome the Lord of the Flies because he discovers who it really is. He overcomes the fear of the Lord of the Flies as he comes to realisation that there is no such thing.
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