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    grieve over Simon’s passing. We didn’t actually hurt Simon‚ or at least‚ that’s what we keep telling ourselves and each other. Did we hurt Simon when we didn’t stop the other boys from assaulting him? Was it even our fault‚ especially if we couldn’t see him? Piggy said that Simon should not have been lying low in the bushes. He said that Simon should not have been crawling out of the dark. But shouldn’t we have paid more attention to what‚ or who‚ it was? Everyone is on edge because of the “beast”‚ but

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    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 FliesSimon symbolizes the loss of innocence. In chapter 8‚ the lord of the flies‚ “Fancy

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    frustrating me that no one looks for a logical solution or having some moral within one self. Now I’m starting to recall the conversation I had with the head that’s sitting in front of me. It was the beast‚ the lord of the flies‚ which had me confused‚ and more than anything blanched. I knew there was logic to the beast‚ there wasn’t a beast out there on the island‚ but the beasts within all of us. Is that why parents are there to help us out so we don’t turn out to be who we on this island; savages

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    Simons Resemblance with Christ On an isolated island‚ beholds a group of boys where the cruelty of mankind becomes conspicuous. The abstruse philosophy that man consumed by his inherent nefarious nature can be bedeviled with savagery. Despite this all‚ a certain boy defied this concept and sticks out within the kids. In the book The Lord of the Flies‚ displays indications that exhibit a link with Simon and Christ. Simon exudes a plethora of symbolisms in his indisputable similarities with Jesus

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    Bibliography Summary In the literary critic “Simon” an overview of Lord of the Flies mainly focuses on Simon‚ and the discovery of the true beast being within. Simon is considered a Christ figure‚ he proves his point by referring to passages about Simon from Lord of the Flies and references to the bible. Simon is introduced as a choir boy‚ then suggesting Simon’s characteristic of the “holy idiot.” Simon does many actions similar to those of Christ; Simon defending Piggy and the other boys‚ is the

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    November 3‚ 2012 English A Letter from Simon We are the beasts. I’ve been on this island-stranded- for I don’t know how long. I crashed here‚ on a plane with the other schoolboys‚ and since then we’ve been stranded. Everyone’s afraid of the beast. We’re losing our humanity‚ and the beast we’ve been running from? It’s us. We are the only Frankenstein on this island. I dunno why I’m writing this‚ I guess I just figure I ought to let someone know‚ even if it’s just the ocean. The others

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    to discover the truth and spread it. Whether this be remembered for its greatness or its sorrow it will never be forgotten. This idea is never more evident then in the story The Lord of the Flies. Simon is the most central character in the story and Golding uses plot‚ conflict‚ and characterization to drive the plot. Simon is an extremely important aspect in this story’s plot. The boys have been on the island for some time now and there is a lot of

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    In chapter nine of Lord Of The Flies‚ the scene before the death of Simon is a big contributor to adding sociological characteristics to the main characters in the novel. At Jack’s party‚ Simon stumbles upon their camp ground while they were doing their dance. The boys thought that he was the beast‚ so they proceeded to attack him. In this situation Jack was commanding all of the boys and telling them what to do‚ so he has legitimate power. All the boys see him as being able to control what they

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    Simon‚ Christ-figure? In the book Lord of the Flies the charecter‚ Simon‚ is portrayed as a Christ-figure. He is shown to have all the qualities Christ has: intelligence‚ determination‚ and resiliance. Simon also is portrayed like Christ physically‚ he is skinny and not a strong person. Simon was very calm‚ kind‚ and he enjoyed being alone when ever he could. Simon was made fun of by the other kids because of how he acted and the things he said. One such occasion was when he was talking

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    Select one chapter from Lord of the Flies and assess its importance to the novel as a whole. <br> <br>‘Lord of the Flies’ is about what happens to a group of schoolboys when they are abandoned on an island following a plane crash. Chapter eight ‘Gift for the Darkness’ has much significance in the novel‚ as it is here that Simon converses with ‘The Lord of the Flies’. Jack separates himself from Ralph’s group‚ showing that Jack has now been consumed by evil. The signal fire is moved and now there

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