Lord Of The Flies Simon Characteristics

Of all the characters in the Lord of the Flies, which includes civilized Ralph, savage Jack, barbarous Roger, and logical Piggy, Simon seems to be the most rounded character because he is the Christ-figure in the island society. The appearance of Simon is of great significance for the development of the story because Simon made lots of logical points in the story. Just like Jesus, Simon is sensitive and compassionate towards emotions of other people. When Simon dedicates himself to Ralph to help the group go back to civilization, he develops a trait of dual identity just like Jesus being the son of God and a common Jewish male. The character of Simon shows loyalty, compassion, insight, and self-sacrifice.

First of all, Simon sent out important

and deep messages from the story, with good morals. Speaking religiously, Simon can be recognized as the Christ-figure in the novel. Simon also had a very specific role in the story by being the character that is in contact with nature. Simon's importance in the novel is very evident, and a way to reduce this is by identifying his messages. Throughout the story, Simon gave a variation of good advice that did not seem important at the moment, but turned out to be significant as time went on. Simon specified multiple events saying, "Maybe there is a beast... maybe it's only us" (Golding 80). This can also show the fact that his meditation and deductions mainly came before everyone else's. It was this that led him to the practical thought that the Beast was within all of the boys, and that there was a little of the Beast in all the boys. Before Jack cut in to Simon lecturing, Simon was about to say, "What I mean is. Maybe it's only us. Simon became articulate in his efforts to express mankind's essential illness”. (enotes) Simon also never fell for the illusions of the beast and despite the fact that he is one of the smallest; he never follows the others and always does what he wants and says it. Against this idea of evil, Simon represents a contrary idea of essential human goodness.
One of Simon's most extraordinary traits is his loyalty.

Simon still remains a faithful and loyal friend to both Ralph and Piggy, even when most of the other boys go off to Castle Rock to bind with the savage tribe of Jack and his hunters. Simon is the only boy in the novel that is always loyal and willing to help at any chance he gets. He greatly shows his loyalty, helpfulness, and dedication to the usual good when he is the sole character that aids Ralph in building the huts. This loyalty is clearly Christ-like since Jesus always stood by the side of his disciples. Another one of Simon's interesting character traits is his insight. Throughout the novel, Simon reveals that he has the outlook on life to look beyond the obvious in order to seek the truth. Simon's insight becomes obvious when he is the first to discover that the real beast is not external; it is not a creature that lives on the mountain. At one of the assemblies, in which the boys vote on the probability of a "beastie" or ghost, Simon suggests, "Maybe there is a beast. Maybe it's only us". (Golding 80) In this quote, Simon is very insightful and realizes that the beast represents the primal instinct of savagery that lives within each of the

boys.
Simons's compassion is another characteristic that makes him more rounded than the other characters.

Simon shows compassion to the weaker littluns who often get awfully treated by the older boys. Although Ralph does not seem grateful towards Simon's help, mocking him to be "buzzed off" and "queer" all the time, it is still noticeable that Simon is the only one among the group other than Ralph who worries about the importance of building a shelter, where they will need when the weather "rains like when they dropped in" (Golding 74) the island. Simon is willing to make an effort in a job where no one seems to care to take part in since it is causing them stress and boredom. He shows true leadership qualities as well as maturity by taking action in this condemning project. Simon shows his mature personality by not acting appalled and edgy like the others during their present state. Instead, he is calm enough to enjoy the nature around him, for he came "to a place where more sunshine" (Golding 132) fell on him, climbs onto a mat of creepers, and rest there; he enjoys the peacefulness of that spot, where he can be in touch with nature. Simon displays maturity through his calm retaliation that clears out his mind, where he is able to deal with his issues more effectively instead of fretting about them like his companions. Simon is demonstrated as a mature character throughout the novel, for he has a good nature within himself by being compassionate for others, worries for them

and takes good care of them; showing responsibility for his community as he does his part in the building the shelter with Ralph; and responding without panic during this fearful situations instead of fussing all about like others. Simon is a character that truly comes across as more mature over others through his compassionate, responsible, and calm reactions towards the many difficulties that are going on.
Simon is representative of all that is good in the world. Each character in Lord of the Flies represents something, and Simon is good. Some would argue that he is a type of Jesus figure in the book, because of his encounter with the Lord of the Flies (which, in some ways, is similar to how Jesus was tempted by Satan in the Bible), and his death. Simon’s death represents the loss of humanity, community, and innocence. Simon's death scene contains so many mentions of light that the light itself could be a symbol of how good Simon was, even in death. The character of Simon shows loyalty, compassion, insight, and self-sacrifice.