Society plays a very important role in the interaction and morals of everyone, by keeping them sane. Although when faced with an environment with no set society, most people begin to dismiss their morals. However, in Lord Of The Flies, by William Golding, the character, Simon, does not. Simon remains the most humane character throughout the novel, symbolizing everyone’s innate morality, because he thinks about the needs of others before his own, deals with his emotions in a virtuous way, and remains calm when faced with scary and unfamiliar situations. Simon regularly evaluates the needs of others and is willing to provide others with the help they need. During a dinner, Jack refuses to give Piggy any meat. While everyone else turns their heads away from the problem, Simon helps Piggy, “Simon, …show more content…
Simon is smart enough to know the consequences of his actions, but sees injustice occurring, and because of his morals, does not let fear overpower what he knows is the right thing to do. He is willing to risk his own privileges because he see’s the dignity in another being taken away. Prior to arriving on the island, the lessons that Simon has learned from society, is something he retains even when immersed in the society on the island. In addition, Simon also looks after and helps the littluns on the island. During the day while everyone is out playing or hunting, Simon comes across some of the littluns gathering food, “Then, amid the roar of bees in the afternoon sunlight, Simon found for them the fruit they could not reach, pulled off the