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Lord Of The Flies Chapter 2 Analysis

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For example, Simon is a character with many Christ figure qualities. Simon proves he is good with children when he assists the younger children by grabbing hard to reach fruit for them. Also, Simon is empathetic toward Ralph and reassures him that he will get off the island. Not only does Simon display Christ-like characteristics, but he also has many interactions that can be seen as biblical allusions. For example, Simon is tempted by the Lord of the Flies in the jungle, just like when Jesus was tempted by Satan when he goes into the desert for forty days. Simon and Jesus also have similar deaths. Both are killed unjustly since Jesus was killed for his beliefs and Simon was killed because the boys became

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