Simon Lord Of The Flies Analysis

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In the novel Lord of the Flies by William Golding, Simon’s role in the novel represents the civility and sanity of the boys on the island. In the beginning, we see Simon as a quiet figure who seems a bit odd compared to the rest of the boys. Simon has always stayed away from the killings, never hunting. When the topic of the beast arose he quickly shut it down, saying that the beast was just a figment of the boys imaginations and not something that could be hunted. When the Lord of the Flies appears to speak to Simon, it proves that glue holding together the sanity of the boys is fading. “What are you doing out here all alone? Aren’t you afraid of me? Simon shook. There is not anyone to help you. Only me. And I ’m the beast. Simons mouth labored