The Morality Of Simon In William Golding's Lord Of The Flies

Sometimes the most hope comes out of the worst tragedies. In William Golding’s Novel Lord of the Flies, there is a group of boys stranded on a lone island. Almost all the boys become extremely savage, one of the 3 exceptions however is Simon. He is the one boy who brings morality to the island. He is a loner, very hardworking, and extremely kind. None of the other boys on the island understand the difference between what is morally right, and what is emotionally fulfilling. Simon is also the only one of the boys that grasps the true demonic and humanoid nature of the beast. He represents a the islands soul and spirit and bring this morality to the boys. Who is Simon? In writing Lord of the Flies Golding needed a character who would realize

He has handsome features, but he isn’t willing to display them, and gloat about them, unlike Jack. Simon also has fainting spells and isn’t incredibly strong. This lack of physical strength stops him from doing many of the tasks the other boys do. These physical inabilities teach Simon to work on and hone in on his logistic, moral, and reasoning abilities. This results in these abilities becoming very strong. Without these traits he would not have been the strong hold of virtue, kindness, and integrity on the island. “Simon found for them the fruit that they could not reach, pulled off the choicest from up in the foliage.” (56) This quote describe a lot about Simon, he is the only person shown to help the littluns. Simon is consistently willing to help out, work hard, and work for the greater good of the group. His name literally means “listener” and that’s what Simon does. He is described as shy and timid, and instead of goofing off, or going hunting he sits and listens to the hum of the island in his special place. The other boys call him “queer” and “Strange” but he is simply more reflective than the other