"That's not the way."

Roger edged past the chief, only just avoiding pushing him with his shoulder. The yelling ceased and Samneric lay looking up with quiet terror. Roger advanced upon them as one wielding a nameless authority." (page 182)

"You're Gonna Go Far, Kid" by Offspring, contrary to Iron Maiden's song, gives us a look at Lord of the Flies through the eyes of the beast itself. By singing "And now you steal away, take him out today, nice work you did, You're gonna go far, kid", they addressed all of the beasts inside the boys, evoking them. But, the song seems to be directed at Jack, telling him to kill Ralph, or at other, more violent boys like Roger. Like the passage from the novel, which shows the disorder of Roger, and Jacks tribe, the song displays the fragility of the human concience. The passage in the story also shows the escalation of disorder, and how easily savegery can get out of hand. It shows tis when the quote says "the proding became rythmic" and "Roger advanced upon them as one weilding a nameless athority." The Lord of the Flies is promoting their violence and savagery, which is also shown in the chorus of "You're Gonna Go Far, Kid":
   "With a thousand lies, and a good disguise, hit ‘em right between the eyes, hit ‘em right between the eyes. When you walk away, nothing more to say, see the lightning in your eyes, see ‘em running for their lives.", and at the song's conclusion, the lyrics switch to "Clever alibis, Lord of the flies". This song gives a look at the Lord of the Flies through the beast. It shows us what the boys were thinking, and how they justified their own actions.

Simon's body was arched and stiff. The Lord of the Flies spoke in the voice of a school master. (Page 143)

Iron Maiden's "Lord of the Flies", displays the decline of the boys' civilization on the island. As shown in this quote from page 143, Simon is the first to fully experience the Lord of the Flies, his beast. When Iron Maiden sings: "Saints and sinners, something within us, we are lord of the flies. Saints and sinners, something willing us to be lord of the flies.", it connects the song to the passage. The lyric does this by showing how no matter if you're a saint or sinner, good or bad, there is a beast inside of everyone. This connects to the passage from page 143 when the Lord of the Flies says "You know perfectly well you'll only meet me down there- so don't try to escape!'

Also, from the boys' perspective; "Who cares now what's right or wrong it's reality, killing so we survive wherever we may roam... I just want to feel like we're strong, we don't need a code of morality." This song adds to our understanding of the novel because it shows some of the boys' perspectives as the beast takes over inside them. It also relates to the passage from Lord of the Flies because the beast inside Simon and is trying to take him over, trying to control him like a schoolmaster in order to force him to let go of Simon's moral code.According to the song, they were both excited but scared of what they'd become.

In the end, both the boys and the poeple in Hotel California are taken over by a beast. The Eagles sing; "And she said,"We are all just prisoners here, of our own device". And in the master's chambers, they gathered for the feast. They stab it with their steely knives, but they just can't kill the beast."   Like the beast on the island, they can't kill it, because it is part of them. "Hotel California" has the same message as Lord of the Flies, but in a different scenario that allows us to see the beast inside everyone.

"'This is more than a hunter's job,' said Ralph at last, 'because you can't track the beast. And don't you want to be rescued?'" (102).

Later in the song, they say:
"Don’t say I’m out of touch with this rampant chaos - your reality. I know well what lies beyond my sleeping refuge, the nightmare I built my own world to escape."
The boys' reality is chaos and savagery. Ralph is also compelled to be savage, but he resists.

Evanescence also sings, "Swallowed up in the sound of my screaming, cannot cease for the fear of silent nights." This relates to the beast inside the boys, which is swallowing them, but they cannot stop listening to it because they are afraid.