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Simon, in a talk with Thomas when they are both drinking, contends that Point A is where a person is and Point B is where that person ought to be: If Point A, for example, is drunk, Point B is drunker. As Thomas stands in the cold talking about this idea, Simon comes weaving down the road in his car, jumps the curb, plows through a shrub, and parks directly behind Mary Song’s vehicle…

Jack's new tribe fears the beast so much that after a hunt, they left the beast a gift. They took a pig's head and put it on a pole. The pig's head becomes a symbol of fear. When Simon was walking around by himself in the jungle, he stumbled across the pig's head, also known as the Lord of the flies. The head was warning Simon that it is impossible to escape him because the beast (fear) is a part of all the boys on the island. What the Lord of the flies is saying, is that fear has swallowed the…

responsibility for his actions. Dante shows that Pope Nicholas III has committed simony in the opening phrase where he refers to Simon Magus, whom this sin is named after. He says, “O Simon Magus! O his sad disciples! Rapacious ones, who take the things of God, that ought to be the brides of Righteousness, and make them fornicate for gold and silver” (Dante 19. 1-4)! Simon Magus is a reference to Christianity where in the Bible he offered money to Peter in exchange for the power to lay hands on…

poetic devices and the purpose of the lyrics “The Sound of Silence” by Simon and Garfunkel. This song is based around the idea that people are unable to communicate with their own species because of advanced technology and media which is symbolized by the “neon god” in the song. It shows us that people strongly believe in celebrities, wealth, and media that they silence a simple, beautiful world, underneath them. The author, Simon intends to make the world realize that people are unwilling to…

needs and wants, however the ego works on the basis of making socially acceptable and considerate actions, thus ignoring impulses and avoiding immoral behaviour. Ralph fits into the concept of the ego, as he is caught between the super-ego (Piggy and Simon) and the id (Jack). “"There’s another thing. We can help them to find us. If a ship comes near the island they may not notice us. So we must make smoke on top of the mountain. We must make a fire." (page 35) This was an important part of the…

evil to the island. The reader could say that Jack symbolizes Judas because of his betrayal to the good of mankind. He ignores Ralph’s rules and refuses his ideas, only thinking about himself. The pig’s head, “lord of the flies,” represents the devil himself, promoting evil among the group of boys, causing them to sin. The boys represent humanity. Simon has characteristics that represent Jesus. He cares about others and tries to bring everybody together. When Simon hallucinates and communicates…

sensitive to anything in the moment. They wanted it gone. So when Simon stumbled over a steep edge of the rock in the dark night, they automatically assumed it was the “beast”. “Kill the beast! Cut his throat! Spill his blood!” they chanted as they “screamed, struck, bit, and tore” the beast apart. And once the boys had realized what they had done, who they had actually killed...they were distraught. They had no intentions to kill Simon. Are they murderers? In my opinion, I do believe the…

Many can say that man is inherently good, but corruption enters as he learns how the world works. Others can say that man is inherently evil, but morals and rules are taught to him as he grows up. There are many different ways in which a person expresses his opinion on this controversial subject matter. In the novel Lord of the Flies, William Golding presents the theme of hopelessness as he explores the idea that evil is indeed an inborn trait of mankind through the growth of a newfound society…

ducks through bright door beads, Rey still on his shoulder. “Meridia git’ your stuff out, Seamus is back in town!” Seamus gasps for air. The weathered face of an old woman quickly darts out of a second flap at the back of the tent. “Seamus!” She says excitedly, but her face quickly grows worried as she sees Rey. “Who’s this you’ve brought me? A lover?” “Outlander, actually.” Caleb corrects her as Seamus gently sets Rey down on a fur…

and they couldn't see, the boys thought that it was the beastie but we knew that it was a dead pilot. Another example of dramatic irony happens at the end of the book when Ralph is being chased by Jack's tribe and a sailor shows up on the beach and says “what have you been doing? Having a war or something?” (201). The sailor thinks that they are playing a game but they are actually hunting Ralph down and trying to kill him. This is ironic because the sailor does not know that they actually are…