There are several biblical references in the book, two of them being that the beast has come to represent a devil-like creature, while Simon is the likeness of a saint, or even Christ himself. When the beast is first mentioned in Chapter Two, it is thought to be a snake, just like the serpent in the Garden of Eden. When Eve listens to the snake and takes the apple against God's words, sin is created and she and Adam lose their innocence. Similarly when the boys first hear about the snake, they begin to lose their innocence and resistance to temptation. Simon is good to everyone and tries to help everyone to the best of his ability. He has a deep connection with nature just as Christ did. He confronts the Lord of the Flies at the end of Chapter 8 (144) which can be an allusion to the scene in the bible where Christ confronts the devil. The Lord of the Flies resembles the devil because he tries to convince Simon of the evil inside of all of them, saying that even Simon cannot escape the beast (143-144).