In chapter 5, Ralph brings the boys together to for a meeting, because the boys have already begun their decent into savagery. There are many different things that are discussed, but the biggest issue is the arise of the beast. Many of the littlun's believe that there is a beast roaming the island, and each child thinks its from somewhere different, whether its from the sea, the air or the jungle. Further in the book you learn more of this beast, and its theme. There is no beast as Piggy says many times. But only the imaginations of the children.
They are the beast, but they do not know it yet. The beast represents the savagery that they are becoming. With each action the beast either grows, or shrinks. Even though there are many actions that can diminish the beast, the savage actions of the jack and his hunters, carry more weight, and cause the beast to swell and become something greater than a idea. Jack is the beast. The boys are the beast. The island is the beast. Humanity is the beast. Tearing apart what ever is in its way.
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