What can readers infer when the lord of the flies says, "fancy thinking the beast was something you could hunt and kill"?

a.
the beast is jack.

b.
the beast is a large animal that comes from the sea.

c.
the beast is something that exists within the boys.

d.
the beast is the dead parachutist on top of the mountain.

What does the candle symbolize in this excerpt from leo tolstoy’s the death of ivan ilyich? “when i am not, what will there be? there will be nothing. then where shall i be when i am no more? can this be dying? no, i don’t want to! ” he jumped up and tried to light the candle, felt for it with trembling hands, dropped candle and candlestick on the floor, and fell back on his pillow. a. ivan ilyich’s shallow lifestyle b. ivan ilyich’s troubled conscience c. ivan ilyich’s murky past d. ivan ilyich’s approaching death