How Does Golding Present Simon Evil In Lord Of The Flies

One way that Golding shows that everyone has evil in them is by the boys’ actions. The boys on the island change from how they were when they first got there. At first, everyone was innocent and unknowing of what people can do. While away from their parents, the boys have to learn how to provide and take care of themselves. Without the proper authority to tell the boys what to do, they turn savage. They do things that normal kids their age would not have to do. The boys take joy in killing pigs. They often chant after killing a pig, “Kill the pig! Cut her throat! Bash her in!”(Golding 75). This not only shows that the boys want to kill for food, but it also shows how excited they get after killing a pig. This presents the idea that even children can kill without feeling sympathy. Golding wants the reader to know that there is evil in everyone. Different

In this novel, Simon has the role of a religious visionary. Golding develops Simon’s character very different from the other characters. He is often excluded from the crowd. Simon symbolizes Christ. He sacrificed his life for the boys. Simon wants what is best for the boys. He does not believe in the beast as the others do. However, he believes in the beast as something else. Simon’s sight of the beast is a human at once heroic and sick (Golding 103). He does not believe in a beast with claws, as the other boys do. He wants the boys to know that the beast lies within themselves. He goes out and faces Satan or the Pig’s Head for the boys. He wants to prove to the boys that the evil is inside of themselves. On his journey up the mountain, he finds himself standing in the face of Satan. The pig’s head told him, “fancy thinking the beast was something you could hunt and kill”(Golding 143). This proves that the beast only exists inside of people. There is no physical beast to kill. Simon knew this and he was trying to save the boys. Which ultimately caused him his