Essay On Simon In Lord Of The Flies

Simon is not physically skilled either, but he has a skill like no one else on the island. Simon was small and skinny and at first glance is not that impressive, but he has a look in his eyes “Ralph into thinking him delightfully gay and wicked” (67). Simon was never that impressive physically, but both of theses characters prove that physicality isn’t everything that matters. Out of all the characters Simons the most attuned with nature, he is also the most ‘Jesus-like”. He has a nact for caringness on the island that nobody else has and him and only one other person on the island can say that they did not turn into savages. He had kindness that throughout the book never dissipated “Simon found for them the fruit they could not reach, and passed them back down to the endless, …show more content…
Piggy is a ginormous contributor to the society on the island, Piggy was the thinker on the island, no one could think like Piggy, Piggy was Ralph’s right hand man, he was helping ralph come up with ideas on how to make the society better at almost all times. Piggy’s brain was not the only thing he contributed either, his glasses made fire on the island possible ”The flame flapped higher and the boys broke into a cheer” (32), without his glasses the boys would have probably never left the island ever. Simon was also an enormous contributor to the society. Simon was the only biggun that really took time to care for the littluns, “Simon found for them the fruit they could not reach, pulled off the choicest from up the foliage, passed them back down to the endless, outstretched hands.” He was the only boy who cared for them, by evidence from the quote that is obvious. He was also a christ figure on the Island, he helped the littluns and helped with the shelters, and when it came time for it he sacrificed himself to try to save the rest of the boys from turning into complete