Simon In Lord Of The Flies By William Golding

In Lord of the Flies by William Golding, Simon is portrayed as someone who represents and has a deep connection with nature which allowed him to do and understand things which most of the characters in the novel were not capable of. He understood the situation they were put in and they had to use their recourses on the island wisely by keeping a balance between taking and giving and understood that abusing these resources would result in consequences which in this case was Simons death.

Simon is demonstrated as a very perceptive and understanding character as his deep connection with nature allowed him to understand the situation he was in. This connection allowed him to understand that in order to survive on the island, he must take from nature respectfully along with giving back to
Before his murder, he was giving to everyone by running back to camp in the middle of night and letting them know that the beast was just another human and they could stop worrying but instead was brutally murdered. During his lifetime, he always kept a connection with nature and