The Essential Illness
In the novel, Lord of the Flies, by William Golding, The author follows the evolution in meaning or significance of one of the main characters, Simon. Lord of the Flies is a novel about British boys ages six to twelve that crash land on an island and have to try to survive without adults. Simon is an older kid who helps the younger when they need help. Figuratively Simon symbolizes morality and kindness. Throughout the novel the significance of simon’s being on the island changes because William Golding’s message throughout the novel is that with absence of society, people will become truly evil, which is their “essential illness.”
In the beginning of the novel, Simon is noticed as being different from the older kids. …show more content…
The boys are in the middle of a tribal dance that ends up getting aggressive. “Simon was crying out something about a dead man on a hill” (Golding 152). The boys were all riled up and thought Simon was the beast. “It was crying out against the abominable noise, something about a body on a hill” (Golding 152). The boys leaped on Simon, screamed, struck, bit, and tore until the tribal dance was over. Simon’s dead body washed out to sea. Simon was trying to help all of the boys by letting them know that the beast was all in their heads, but the boys were all too far from a structured society by this point in the novel. Morality and Kindness was killed on the island.
The novel, Lord of the Flies, by William Golding, Carries a message throughout the story that with absence of society, people become truly evil, which is their “essential illness.” The author follows significance of Simon. Throughout the novel the significance of simon’s kindness and morality is much needed on the island, but the other boys don’t realize this because William Golding’s message throughout the novel is that with absence of society, people will become truly evil, which is their “essential
In the novel, Lord of the Flies, by William Golding, The author follows the evolution in meaning or significance of one of the main characters, Simon. Lord of the Flies is a novel about British boys ages six to twelve that crash land on an island and have to try to survive without adults. Simon is an older kid who helps the younger when they need help. Figuratively Simon symbolizes morality and kindness. Throughout the novel the significance of simon’s being on the island changes because William Golding’s message throughout the novel is that with absence of society, people will become truly evil, which is their “essential illness.”
In the beginning of the novel, Simon is noticed as being different from the older kids. …show more content…
The boys are in the middle of a tribal dance that ends up getting aggressive. “Simon was crying out something about a dead man on a hill” (Golding 152). The boys were all riled up and thought Simon was the beast. “It was crying out against the abominable noise, something about a body on a hill” (Golding 152). The boys leaped on Simon, screamed, struck, bit, and tore until the tribal dance was over. Simon’s dead body washed out to sea. Simon was trying to help all of the boys by letting them know that the beast was all in their heads, but the boys were all too far from a structured society by this point in the novel. Morality and Kindness was killed on the island.
The novel, Lord of the Flies, by William Golding, Carries a message throughout the story that with absence of society, people become truly evil, which is their “essential illness.” The author follows significance of Simon. Throughout the novel the significance of simon’s kindness and morality is much needed on the island, but the other boys don’t realize this because William Golding’s message throughout the novel is that with absence of society, people will become truly evil, which is their “essential