How Is Simon A Christ Like Figure In Lord Of The Flies

(2) In “The Lord of Flies” Simon stood as a Christ-like figure. Simon seems to care for everyone, even the younger boys that the others could care less about, and he is reasonable. In chapter 4, when Jack does not give Piggy any meat after a hunt because he says Piggy did nothing to help collect or cook the food, Simon shares his meat with him. On page 68 it says, “Simon, sitting between the twins and Piggy, wiped his mouth and shoved his piece of meat over the rocks to Piggy, who grabbed it.” He has the caring and understanding qualities that Christ holds. And he seems to go away from the others every so often to his spot in the jungle just to be alone, like I imagine Jesus doing to pray. I feel like the pig’s head, Lord of the Flies, represents the devil in a sense, trying to tempt Simon and the other boys into fear, yet Simon seems

The devil can cause humans to create bad things where there are none, which leads them to act hurtfully towards others in their “mission” to stop or stay away from the fear they have created in themselves. I believe that there are parallels to the “beast” in the real world, the main one being the devil because he is a nonfictional character even though he is used in some fictional novels. The devil can tempt us to do things we know we shouldn’t, sometimes out of the fear he is able to place within us, and can cause us to give into darkness unless we fight it or ask God for help. Another parallel to the “beast” could be ghosts, who could persuade us to do bad things even though we can’t see them with our eyes. And even uncertainty and worry, which I believe is the devil pulling at us, can be a parallel, leading us into fear and the mess that comes along with it. Also, when there are bad people in our lives they could push us to do things that the devil would, like hurting others or ourselves, stealing, cheating, lying, or any act that is untruthful or