Lord of the Flies: Simon

Introduction Amongst the boys which have be stranded on the coral island, There is one certain character, a character that is different from the rest of the boys, a character which is wise and understanding but most of all importance a character with a symbol. This character is Simon. He is one of the most symbolic characters from the beginning to end. The story, Lord of the Flies is mainly about good and evil on …

…to sea we are made aware that the significance of Simons’s function in the novel is the beauty of the natural world and its friendship beyond the tortured world of man. Simon’s wisdom is restricted to himself and his price for trying to communicate with others is his life so he chose the martyr way of life to sacrifice himself for the good of the others and to free them from the evil.