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In the novel The Lord of the Flies, Golding develops Simon as a Christ-like prophet. ... Simon’s put on the island for one purpose, to save the boys from the devil. ... Simon is a prophet because he is the only one who knows what the beast is, but when he tries to explain it to the other boys, he does not succeed. ... Simon decides to voice his thoughts on the subject by asking the question, "Whats dirtiest thing there is? ... Simon realizes that his attempt to help the others and explain what is going on has already crumbled. ... Simon went on. ... ” Simon became inarticulate in his effort to express mankind’s essential illness. ... Simon’s effort fell about him in ruins; the laughter beat him cruelly and he shrank away defenceless to his seat. (Golding, 111) The second time Simon goes to the boys to tell them what the beast is occurs after a lengthy discussion with the beast. During this discussion, Simon comes to realize that the beast is actually only inthe boys and it can’t hurt them, but that they can hurt themselves. ... In The Lord of the Flies, Golding makes Simon’s life like Jesus’ in many ways. Simon is a small and thin boy, with bright eyes, long black hair and a pointed chin. ... Simon’s name is also the same as one of Jesus’ followers. ... Simon goes off into the forest by himself, has visions and even has a conversation with the devil. Even when Simon dies, instead of using pathetic fallacy Golding does the complete opposite. He makes the scenery around Simon beautiful and illuminated as if he is floating into heaven like Jesus did in his resurrection. ... The great wave of the tide moved further along the island and the water lifted. ... Simon’s dead body moved out towards the open sea. (Golding, 190) This paragraph shows that Simon is rewarded for his efforts to try to save the boys and their last bit of sanity. |
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