The most direct explanation of what the beast really is occurs when Simon has gone off on his own and has a vision in his special place, the place where the boys left the head of the pig on a stick. While in the midst of this vision, the "lord of the flies" explains to him what the beast really is.
“Fancy thinking the Beast was something you could hunt and kill!” With this line, it is obviously suggesting that the beast is not something external, not something that can be attacked or hunted. The "beast" goes on to explain that no matter where Simon runs to, the beast will be there too, suggesting that it is something inside all of them.
“You knew, didn’t you? I’m part of you?" The beast tells Simon directly that the "beast" is a part of them, something inside of them.
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