Throughout history they were many Christ like figures. In the novel Lord of the Flies, written by William Golding in 1954 there is one. The story is about a group of English boys stranded on an uninhabited island and their attempt to govern themselves. Among these boys is Simon. Simon is a very unusual character, and in some sense, the only “well behaved and good” character on the island. He is willing to work for the good of the community and represents a natural goodness. Simon has many Christ like attributes, which would prove he is a Christ like figure in Lord of the Flies who, it is said that a Christ like figure is anyone “who evidences saintliness, selflessness, and undiscriminating love for his fellow creatures” (Kruger 3).
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One of the firSimon does that depicts a Christ-like figure, is found in chapter 3 when he helps the littluns reach for their fruit, “ Simon found for them the fruit they could not reach, pulled off the choicest from up in the foliage, passed them back down to the endless, outstretched hands. When he had satisfied them he paused and looked round. The littluns watched him inscrutable over double handfuls of ripe fruit.”(Golding 56). “A nice image of selfless caring, but also an observance of Christs injunction to his apostle Simon Peter. (Kruger 3). When Simon sees the littluns, he goes over to them and grabs the fruit they have been trying to get from the tree, that is an attribute of a Christ like figure because not only was what he did a nice gesture, but it is an observance to what Jesus has done for his people. Simon, doesn't say one word to them, after he finished helping them the children stare at him in amazement. . While there, Simon was calm and enjoyed the solitude of his companionship. But did Simon have to do this? No he did not, it was a selfless caring act of kindness. In life, when people act spirituality and are to themselves they often resemble something. We only just met Simon and he already is showing us that he is something
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One of the firSimon does that depicts a Christ-like figure, is found in chapter 3 when he helps the littluns reach for their fruit, “ Simon found for them the fruit they could not reach, pulled off the choicest from up in the foliage, passed them back down to the endless, outstretched hands. When he had satisfied them he paused and looked round. The littluns watched him inscrutable over double handfuls of ripe fruit.”(Golding 56). “A nice image of selfless caring, but also an observance of Christs injunction to his apostle Simon Peter. (Kruger 3). When Simon sees the littluns, he goes over to them and grabs the fruit they have been trying to get from the tree, that is an attribute of a Christ like figure because not only was what he did a nice gesture, but it is an observance to what Jesus has done for his people. Simon, doesn't say one word to them, after he finished helping them the children stare at him in amazement. . While there, Simon was calm and enjoyed the solitude of his companionship. But did Simon have to do this? No he did not, it was a selfless caring act of kindness. In life, when people act spirituality and are to themselves they often resemble something. We only just met Simon and he already is showing us that he is something