Essay On Simon In Lord Of The Flies
There will always be a moment where everything falls apart. When the person or thing that keeps things in order is destroyed and then chaos and war is brought. When Simon was introduced, the power of his findings and logic went unnoticed. He was then killed, and the peace he kept was depleted. Simon was an underrated character who should’ve been listened to because he had been affected highly by what was going on around and inside of him.
Simon had become a peacekeeper while helping Ralph sort out the ways the boys would survive while on the shore of the island since they were stuck there with no adult. He is facing a similar external conflict to the other boys because they’re stranded on an island with no help, but he thinks about trying to help Ralph with keeping things in order and trying to get rescued. In chapter one, Simon goes with Ralph and Jack to look around and try to find what could help them. When they find something in the creepers he describes them as being, “Like candles. Candle bushes. Candle buds.” (Golding 30). He points out the beauty in everything when the boys do not see it and tried to do that so the civilization could stay.
Later, he then helps Ralph with the huts and tries to keep his hopes up, even if Ralph says he’s crazy. …show more content…
In his haze, he talks to the head of the pig that Jack and his “tribe” staked to “feed” the beast. Simon was always ill, but none of the boys acknowledged it, they just looked at him as different. When he’s alone, he uncovers the actual entity taking over the boys and trying to get into their heads, which is the evil inside them. The pig’s head, or “Lord of the Flies”, confesses that “There isn’t anyone to help you. Only me. And I’m the Beast.” (Golding 143). Simon is internally conflicted with this because he’s the only one who knows this and won’t be able to tell the boys because they won’t believe
Simon had become a peacekeeper while helping Ralph sort out the ways the boys would survive while on the shore of the island since they were stuck there with no adult. He is facing a similar external conflict to the other boys because they’re stranded on an island with no help, but he thinks about trying to help Ralph with keeping things in order and trying to get rescued. In chapter one, Simon goes with Ralph and Jack to look around and try to find what could help them. When they find something in the creepers he describes them as being, “Like candles. Candle bushes. Candle buds.” (Golding 30). He points out the beauty in everything when the boys do not see it and tried to do that so the civilization could stay.
Later, he then helps Ralph with the huts and tries to keep his hopes up, even if Ralph says he’s crazy. …show more content…
In his haze, he talks to the head of the pig that Jack and his “tribe” staked to “feed” the beast. Simon was always ill, but none of the boys acknowledged it, they just looked at him as different. When he’s alone, he uncovers the actual entity taking over the boys and trying to get into their heads, which is the evil inside them. The pig’s head, or “Lord of the Flies”, confesses that “There isn’t anyone to help you. Only me. And I’m the Beast.” (Golding 143). Simon is internally conflicted with this because he’s the only one who knows this and won’t be able to tell the boys because they won’t believe