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Finegan argues that there is no right or wrong when it comes to language. Finegan says that, “English is now changing in exactly the same ways that have contributed to making it the rich, flexible, and adaptable language so popular throughout the world today.” Finegan describes descriptive and prescriptive views of language to argue that English is not falling apart, but simply changing as time progresses. John Simon, on the other hand, argues that “good English” needs to be preserved because…

to develop one of the major themes of this novel in chapter nine when as a storm is brewing Simon climbs up the mountain to investigate the “beast” which the boys have been talking about. Upon realizing that it is just a dead parachutist, he crawls back down…

Wiesenthal, Simon. The Sunflower: On the Possibilities and Limits of Forgiveness. New York: Schocken, 1976. The Sunflower: On the Possibilities and Limits of Forgiveness is a book written by Simon Wiesenthal. Simon Wiesenthal was an Austrian Nazi hunter and writer, he was also a Jewish Austrian Holocaust survivor. As I looked through the library this book caught my eye, I believe the sunflowers on the front cover are the reason behind it. Then, as I read the front cover the words pulled me in…

negativity on society’s ability to survive. The only character that represents goodness is Simon. Simon portrays as a Christ-figure, he has the qualities such as intelligences, caring, good, etc. After the boys kill Simon, thinking he was the beast, Golding says, “Jack and the boys manages to kill Simon. Simon is even the optimist and the innocent one in this novel, but Golding kills him off, which some may say Golding kills optimism. One might believe the message Golding is trying to share is…

character that dont lose themselves and their morals is Simon . Simon is altruistic, kindhearted and quick-witted all being the reasons why hes the character i most admire. Simon is altruistic by nature. He has an inborn selfless. Simon has a sympathetic nature concerning the littluns and helps the misfits. When everyone was cruel to the littluns he kept his generosity towards them, helping them with everything they needed such as, when simon was maneuvering through the forest he stopped to…

Ruby Mendoza 02-21-17 “No, I’m not.I just think you’ll get back all right.” When Ralph realizes the harsh reality of rescue, Simon says this to Ralph to reassure him that everything will be alright. He could have said that they are dead, that no one will rescue them ,but instead, he lets Ralph know he’ll survive because of his kind nature. The same innate goodness is shown in Golding’s novel, the…

Throughout the story, Simon is actually comparable to Jesus Christ. Firstly, Simon’s interest in meditation resembles Christ’s affinity for meditation. In Chapter 3, Simon is observed to walk into the jungle and enclose himself within leaves and creepers.“Holding his breath he cocked a critical ear at the sounds of the island.”(Golding, p.57) He…

Catherine/Cat/Catareen and Simon are very different in how the pair interact with one another. However these relationships are not separate, but the same relationship developing over time. In the first story, In The Machine, Catherine and Simon are in a forced and and unloving relationship. The relationship was built on lies, secrecy and lack of knowledge. Catherine became pregnant with someone's baby, but because she was a prostitute nobody knew where who the baby’s father was. She pressured…

realise that Simon is different to them and sense it. There is a theory that implies that this is so because while Simon is inherently good, the others have a tolerance and a liking towards violence and evil. Simon is viewed as inherently good and always strives to help others on the island, whilst the others are having fun. We know because Ralph says “Simon. He helps…All the rest rushed off. He’s done as much as I have”. The reason Simon is so selfless…

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). Simon…