Simon Lord Of The Flies Character Analysis

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Did you know that the human thigh bone is stronger than cement? That must mean that when Simon was brutally stabbed to death eight times in a row by the other boys, the spears did not penetrate his thigh bone. Speaking of Simon, let us talk about how he is the best choice for the leader out of the four boys; Ralph, Jack, Piggy, and Simon. Simon is the best choice because of the following reasons, he is the bravest and the hardest worker, he is compassionate and respectful to all around him, as well as that he also is the most mature and aware person on the island. First of all, Simon is the best choice for leader because he is the hardest worker out of the boys. Right off the bat, Simon was aware of the need for shelters, and regardless …show more content…

He shows this compassion and respect by how he treats the "littluns", Piggy, and Ralph. As the boys adapt to life on the island the "littluns" struggle to collect fruit to eat, since they can’t reach very high up, and Simon reaches up and gives fruit to the "littluns" “...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. (Golding 71)”. That shows that Simon genuinely cares for the "littluns", which is something that can not be proven with the other boys, as Ralph brushes off the care of the "littluns" to Piggy, who gives up on them immediately after they stop listening to him. Jack also couldn't care less about the “littluns” as he doesn't care about anyone on the island unless they are a hunter or competition for chief. The “littluns” need someone to take care of them and Simon is the only one who actually tries to do that. Simon also treats Piggy with compassion and respect, as the boys are all eating the pig together for the first time Jack doesn't give Piggy any food, and Simon gives Piggy his portion of the meat “Ralph stirred uneasily. Simon, sitting between the twins and Piggy, wiped his mouth and shoved his piece of meat over the rocks to Piggy. (Golding 92)”. Ralph is beside Piggy at the time and he does not at all try to feed him or help him even though Piggy truly is only loyal to Ralph. Simon also shows compassion and respect to Ralph continually by enforcing that Ralph is the chief and he deserves to be listened to, unlike Jack who lets his pettiness, and ambition towards the position of chief turn him into the villain, but if he treated Ralph like how Simon did he would probably be head chief. Jack sabotaged himself with his awful personality and cockiness. Which proves that Simon would thrive in a position

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