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Simon Lord Of The Flies Archetype Essay

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Firstly, Simon portrays the sage archetype through the way that he shows his traits of maturity, care and sympathy, and knowledge of truth. Simon shows his maturity in different ways in the novel; this includes: his level-headedness, and his look out for others’ well-being. When Simon sees that a hut made of sand has been toppled over, he is frowning at the sight of it, “He had stood frowning down at the pile of sand on the beach where somebody had been trying to build a little house or hut” (Golding 57). This quote shows that as a sage archetype, they should have a sense of maturity in them that creates their wisdom and rationality in situations. Simon shows his maturity in a sense that he is frowning at the other boys’ immature acts of destroying …show more content…

Simon shows his displeasure to whoever destroyed the huts because he has the wisdom knowing that they are destroying the innocence left in them. This adds to the theme of the loss of innocence in a way that the quote shows that the boys are starting to slowly move into a darker side of themselves giving Simon a character that highlights his innocence for the theme of the story; where the others lack the capability to see the reality of themselves because they are blinded by the chaos in them.||| Furthermore, through the way that Simon shows his maturity, he also shows his care and sympathy for others due to his roles as the sage archetype, who are commonly wise and understanding. Simon is often seen empathizing and helping others, thus he is seen helping the little ones pick fruits that they could not reach, “Thus amid the roar of bees in the afternoon sunlight, Simon found for them the fruits they could not reach, pulled off the choicest from up the foliage, passed them back down to their endless outstretched hands. When he had satisfied them he paused and looked around (Golding

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