What Does Simon Symbolize In Lord Of The Flies

The novel, The Lord of the Flies by William Golding, is about a group of boys who crash-land on a desolate island. These boys build a society, then they watch their society divide due to the boys differences in opinion, and the boys’ savagery. In the novel, William Golding uses Simon and the mother pig to symbolize how the loss of innocence can lead towards the increase in savagery in humans. In The Lord of the Flies, Simon symbolizes the loss of innocence. In chapter 8, the lord of the flies, “Fancy thinking the beast was something you could hunt and kill!” It goes on saying, “You knew didn’t you? I’m part of you? Close, close, close! I’m the reason it’s no go? Why things are what they are.” The beast / lord of the flies is not real and is just a figment of the boys’ imagination. All the boys have a dark, savage part inside of them. Not only does Simon symbolize the loss of innocence, he also symbolizes Jesus. Simon is pure and innocent. Golding uses the beast to say that he is a part of Simon, demonstrates how even someone innocent such as Simon, can be corrupted can be corrupted with darkness and savagery, and lose their innocence. In chapter 9, the narrator says, “... lept onto the beast, screamed, struck, bit, tore. There were no words, and no movements but the bearing of teeth and claws.” William Golding
These symbols represent different ideas. One of these ideas is that the loss of innocence leads to an increase in savagery. Simon symbolizes Jesus and innocence. His death represents the loss of that innocence which led the boys into wanting to kill more. The mother pig that was nursing her babies also symbolizes innocence. In similarity, her death also represents the loss of innocence, and Roger’s violation was him becoming more savage after the killing of the pig. William Golding uses the mother pig and Simon to symbolize how the loss of innocence leads to the increase of savagery in the