He was the ideal religious and established young boy. Simon had his eyes focused on truth. Simon was different from the group. He was frail and typically weak, unless it came to rightness. He was one who stood up for Piggy. Simon decided to set out on a very courageous quest to determine what the beast actually was. Simon takes the journey and realizes what the beast really is, a man. Simon is wise enough to realize that the boys are not in their right mind and are not ready to accept the revelation he has come to. Simon dies shortly after his revelation and it is nothing less than symbolic. Golding created Simon’s carry off in a very specific way. The sun, moon, and the earth were represented within Simon because he had the knowledge of all of these elements. Simon does not challenge the idea that evil does not live within everyone, but challenges the ideal of the necessity of morality. Simon never strayed from structure. He remained loyal to Ralph and the rules he created within his leadership, even when Ralph himself did not remain loyal to his
He was the ideal religious and established young boy. Simon had his eyes focused on truth. Simon was different from the group. He was frail and typically weak, unless it came to rightness. He was one who stood up for Piggy. Simon decided to set out on a very courageous quest to determine what the beast actually was. Simon takes the journey and realizes what the beast really is, a man. Simon is wise enough to realize that the boys are not in their right mind and are not ready to accept the revelation he has come to. Simon dies shortly after his revelation and it is nothing less than symbolic. Golding created Simon’s carry off in a very specific way. The sun, moon, and the earth were represented within Simon because he had the knowledge of all of these elements. Simon does not challenge the idea that evil does not live within everyone, but challenges the ideal of the necessity of morality. Simon never strayed from structure. He remained loyal to Ralph and the rules he created within his leadership, even when Ralph himself did not remain loyal to his