Simon Lord Of The Flies Quote Analysis

“It was simply what seemed sensible for me to write after the war when everyone was thanking God they weren’t Nazis. I’d seen enough to realize that every single one of us could be Nazis”, as stated by William Golding. William Golding, the author of the fiction novel, “Lord of the Flies” believes that people can lose sight of who they once used to be, altering themselves for better or for worse. For example, by writing this book, he is able to demonstrate his thoughts through the main characters, Jack, Piggy, Ralph and Simon. Golding uses Jack and Roger to embody how civilization and society is breaking apart throughout the war, and how anyone can become twisted, or a Nazi. Through Simon, he displays how the light of humanity Simon brought

“Maybe, he said hesitantly, Maybe there is a beast. - I don’t know, but… - What I mean is… maybe it’s only us”, as stated by Simon (p. 89). This quote shows that the kids themselves are starting to become the beast that they dread exists. He was the only one who could prove that the beast was merely a myth, “a dead man on a hill”, says Simon (p. 152), trying to tell the others the truth. Simon himself symbolized, or represented a bridge, the glue between Jack and Ralph’s “group”, and one of the bonds still connecting them to humanity, which was soon demolished upon his death. For example, in the aftermath of Simon’s death, the boys on the island began to become unruly, as Jack’s tribe starts to lose all sense of

Jack is the reason Simon was murdered, the fire went out, and their first chance of rescue was lost. Secondly, by leading everyone into going hunting, he let the fire go out, creating an unhealthy obsession of meat and hunting. This led to the creation of the chant and the dance, in which Jack started, leading to the death of Simon. Although Jack is the main reason, he’s not the only one. Jack was the first one to “change”. When it all started, Jack was simply a leader that stood by Ralph. He led the others alongside him, making rules, but in the end, his personality became corrupted, twisted, and he became what Golding would call, a Nazi. Golding uses Jack’s corrupted personality on the island, which led to a rivalry between Ralph and Jack’s tribe to represent the real war going on. Jack’s personality has warped into that of a Nazi’s so much that Golding even began to refer to Jack and his tribe as savages. “The two savages murmured.” - “The two savages looked at each other, raised their spears together and spoke in time.”, “the savage addressed said nothing” (pg 141, 192). Golding began to address them as savages after they were split up, and they became enemies of Ralph and Piggy, who fell to his death and left Ralph as the only one still tied to