The flies are the children that are misguided by the Lord of the Flies(Satan). Since flies are easily controlled such as children, The Lord of the Flies sways the children into insanity
Iv never read the book but im gona go out on a limb and say flies
It contains characters and objects that directly represent the novel's themes and ideas.
The Lord of Flies is the Pig head on the stick, but he is also the beast and the fear inside the boys that makes them savage
The chant symbolized the loss of reason or blind emotion. When they got invloved in the chant, nothing seemed real, they lost their grip on reality.