Often times, there are people who were raised the same way but tend to act differently given the same situation. Lord of the Flies explores the savagery and evil that underlines humanity. In the midst of a war, a group of young British boys find themselves stranded on an island with no supervision. Without proper authority or civilization around these boys, they threw out any moral compasses they had and carried out their evil instinct that was lurking within them. From these groups of boys emerge two boys named Ralph and Simon. Ralph is perceived as a natural born leader who can easily persuade the littluns and the rest of the boys on the island to act civilized. Meanwhile, Simon embodies kindness and is considered to be a Christ like figure at the end. Unlike Ralph, though, Simon is too shy to be a leader so he finds comfort in being more of a free-thinking follower. Overall, though, Simon and Ralph are both perceived as "good" characters, differing in the type. This essay will compare and contrast the different types of goodness Simon and Ralph embody.
Ralph's goodness is a reflection of what he has learned from growing up alongside adults, and
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Ralph and Simon are similar in the way that the both of them realize the need for the boys on the island to obey rules and behave like civilized people. This is particularly obvious when Ralph undertakes the building of huts/ shelter early on. All the boys promise to help, but most of them run off to play soon enough. Only Simon and Ralph remain to finish building the shelters. Furthermore, Simon is one of the few people who shares Ralph passion in seeking a way home. When the ship passes them by because jack let the signal fire out, Ralph gets really depressed. Then when the boys go hunting for the beast, Simon tells ralph that he will get home