Simon Lord Of The Flies Death Analysis

In the novel, Lord of the Flies, by William Golding, death becomes a recurring problem. However, death is not something the boys would have ever imagined when they first crash landed on a deserted island. Simon, a character in the story, dies. Simon is responsible for his death. However, some readers argue that Simon could not possibly be responsible for his death. On the contrary, moments before Simon’s death, he shows no signs of caution or desire to avoid an angry mob. Simon is responsible for his death as he shows a little caution when approaching an excited mob, he does not listen to Lord of the Flies warning, and he allows his body to become physically weak.
When Simon is walking out of the forest and towards the large chanting mob, he displays no intent to stop. For example, the mob has been chanting “kill the beast!” (152). Therefore, Simon is given plenty of warning about the mob. Through chanting and screaming Simon still shows no sign of slowing …show more content…
“Presently he [is] thirsty” (133) while seated in the woods alone. When Simon traveled into the forest, he began to get thirsty. He could walk down to the lake and get a drink but does not. He sat in the “tormenting heat” (138) of the forest. The season is currently summer at the time, and the tropical heat is starting to take effect on Simon. So bad the pig’s head begins talking to him. Simon is now given several chances to get out of the heat and save himself; however, he chose not to.
Furthermore, Simon is to blame for his death in the novel Lord of the Flies. Even though, the mob should have seen him; they are too excited; therefore Simon still should have stopped, seeing that the boys are extremely excited. Not only did he refuse to stop at the loudly chanting mob, but he also did not listen to Lord of the Flies, and he sat in the summer heat all day and night. Simon is given several chances to save himself but failed