Ralph and jack stand on opposite ends of the spectrum between civilization and savagery. Simon is somebody who has a spiritual goodness that is deeply connected with nature. However, his brutal murder committed by the other boys shows the scarcity of good that gets overturned by the amount of evil. Simon can sense jack's evil. Simon is timid and non-confrontational he likes to have peace not to fight with anyone. Simon behaves kindly toward the younger children, and he is the first to realize the problem posed by the beast. Simons physical appearance infers that he is hiding his intelligent side, this is show because Simon's hair covers his face which can show that he is hiding his brain. is considered odd by the other boys. The boys kill Simon This is shown on the line "Simon's dead body moved out toward the open sea" After the savage boys killed Simon, the next day nobody wanted to talk about it or admit to doing it this is shown on the line "Ralph spoke up, Simon, piggy said nothing but nodded solemnly". The death of Simon is symbolic because Simon was the last hope of goodness for Ralph, this can show that the island is turning into more a dystopia and moving away from a utopia. …show more content…
Simon is a listener. "the boys round Simon giggled, and he stood up, laughing a little." Simon is shown to feel upset right away because the boys are laughing at him and he also laughs to laugh it off, so he is less humiliated. The symbolism of Simon being killed by the boys and being considered the beat is foreshadowed previously in the story on the line What are you doing out here all alone? Aren't you afraid of me?" the beast is associated with