The second character trait Simon possesses is that he is devotedly faithful. He is an enormous believer of God and loves sharing his faith with other people. This is proven during various conversations with Reverend Russell and his best friend‚ Joe Wenteworth. When Simon is talking to the reverend‚ he suggests that God made him the way he is for a reason and says‚ “I think I’m God’s instrument - that he’s gonna use me to carry out his plan.” The last occurrence when Simon is faithful happens when is
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book‚ the different characters and their roles are portrayed by a strong contrast in writing style and language chosen to describe them and their actions. A good example of this is Jack‚ described in the forest at the beginning of Chapter three‚ and Simon‚ described also in
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When Dr. Jerrold hired Simon Fester no handoff ever took place for the new employee‚ Simon and Simon’s new supervisor‚ Bob. Simon was given instructions that Bob Knowlton would be in the lab. When Simon arrived in the lab he discussed that Dr. Gerald had told him about the current research as well as Bob; however‚ he did not give Bob the same considerations with an overview of Simon’s background. When Simon arrived for the first time inside the lab‚ Bob was not sure who Simon was. The first conversation
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The Sunflower Over the summer we read the book “The Sunflower”‚ a story written by Simon Wiesenthal. The story consists of a man named Simon having to make a choice of to forgive someone that has brought him great pain. Simon is faced with Nazi asking for forgiveness for all the people he has killed over the years. Simon makes a choice but later regrets it. The book “The Sunflower” starts with Simon Wiesenthal being put into a concentration camp during the Holocaust. He lives his life as
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In “The Sailor Boy’s Tale”‚ written by Isak Dinesen‚ Simon‚ a young sailor about the age of 15‚ rescues a falcon‚ which has gotten tangled in the ropes of the main mast of a ship. A few years later‚ Simon started working on a different boat‚ and goes ashore at a port town on the northern coast of Norway. There he meets Nora‚ a girl of thirteen or fourteen‚ who promises to give him a kiss if he comes back the next day. The next night‚ however‚ he accidentally kills Ivan‚ a Russian sailor whom he has
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The children are aware that this beast exists‚ but only Simon recognizes that it’s within them‚ not a physical manifestation of evil‚ but a spiritual and mental one. The pig’s head is simply a symbol of the real Lord of the Flies‚ who‚ taunting Simon utters “There isn’t anyone to help you. Only me. And I’m the Beast... Fancy thinking the Beast was something you could hunt and kill!... You knew‚ didn’t
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physical being that can be hunted and killed. Simon‚ however believes that the boys created the beast and that it is just fear combined with the evil and savagery that’s inside them. The boys killing Simon (an act of savagery and fear) because they think he’s the beast helps support this idea. The beast symbolizes the primal savagery that is present in everyone. At first‚ the boys believe that the beast is a physical being that can be hunted and killed. Simon‚ however believes that the boys created the
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Madison-Wisconsin‚ Princeton and Berkeley. These two men were invited by Simon Wiesenthal‚ famous Holocaust survivor‚ and author of The Sunflower‚ to give their thoughts about an incident that Simon Wiesenthal talks about in his book. Wiesenthal describes how‚ while imprisoned in a concentration camp‚ he was brought to a hospital‚ where he was called inside by a nurse who leads him to a patient’s room. That patient was a dying Nazi named Karl. Simon was stuck there listening to his disturbing story about what
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doomsday event more realistic. Simon Cross is part of the Templar Underground. Simon rebels against the believe system of the Templar at a young age and runs off to Africa. He realizes that he was wrong when he sees the Hellgates in London and immediately returns to London and rejoins the Templar Underground. Upon his return‚ Simon is met with distrust and scorn by almost all of the Templar especially the leader of his house Terrence Booth. After Simon realizes that the Templar are not
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mind sets as they are faced with tough choices. The writer portrays Joe full of emotion and in intense pain while Simon accepts reality and thinks logically. The sentence structure of the two stories are arranged diversely. In Joe’s story there is use of short sentences such as "I’m Dead."‚ which depicts how Joe has lost all hope and is on the edge of dread. On the other hand‚ Simon uses quite lengthy‚ descriptive sentences for his experience such as "I accepted without question that I could get
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