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Allie Johnson Mr. Bailey 22 September 2015 English IV Title In the book Lord Of The Flies; by William Golding is a story on a group of boys “children” who were involved in a plane crash, and are now traped on this island with no adults there to take charge. Simon is the common sense of the group of boys so to speak. Common sense is not seen thoughout all the boys, or even the "main leadera" like Ralah and Jack were supose to be. In the beging of the Novel Lord Of The Flies; we barley even know the name of the character "Simon" as he was currntly under the leader-ship of Jack Merridew. Simon first goes off exploring this island with Jack and Ralah. As Simon drifts away from the two other boys, we start to see the true Simon. Simon and
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In the book Lord of the Flies, Simon becomes noticeably different from the rest of the schoolboys on the island. Simon is a shy individual and doesn’t speak often. He, unlike the other boys, enjoys being alone and independent while on the island. Although he comes across as one of the younger boys, he is one of the more disciplined, caring and mature; he understands what has to be done in order for them to survive and to keep peace between them all. Simon is the only boy on the island who sticks up for Piggy in countless situations throughout the book making him stand out in a positive way.

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Simon’s allegorical representation of religion and a Christ figure allows him to inherit morality, unlike any of the other boys on the island, sees where the evil has been originated when finding out the true Beast on the island, the symbol of the Lord of the Flies, and when Simon is beaten and torn apart by the boys which indicates how the evil is present in everyone’s soul. Simon is the only character in Lord of the Flies that feeds the boys positivity to the society they try to make on the island. He gives the tries to keep everyone happy and safe on the island they have crashed on. Even though Simon is the first major character to die, throughout the novel he was able to reassure the boys that they will be rescued just like how religion gives you

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