Lord Of The Flies Comparison
The novel Lord of the Flies by William Golding is a novel about a group of English boys who got into a plane crash and are now left to survive on their own on an uninhabited tropical island. The novel shows us that there is a line between civilization and savagery. During the story the main character, Ralph, becomes the leader of the group and tries to maintain civilization and the group’s chances of survival. With Ralph elected as leader, the antagonist of the novel, Jack becomes enraged. Jack engages in full on savagery by brutally hunting pigs and taking part in murder and encourages his group to as well. Eventually through manipulation and threats, Jack gets everyone against Ralph and tries to hunt him down by burning down the island. Luckily,
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Even though Simon is slightly younger than the other characters in the book, he is wise, spiritual, and pure. A reason I can not see myself being like Simon is because I would not be able to look at the situation of being stuck on the island as intelligently as he does. Simon was able to find peace and serenity while the other boys resorted to savagery. Towards the end of Simon’s life, he was sitting in front of the pig’s head that Rodger brutally killed. Simon heard the pig’s head, the Lord of the Flies, say to him, “There isn’t anyone to help you. Only me. And I’m the Beast. . . . Fancy thinking the Beast was something you could hunt and kill! . . . You knew, didn’t you? I’m part of you? Close, close, close! I’m the reason why it’s no go? Why things are the way they are?” (Golding 132/133). This quote shows how wise and mature Simon is. The pig was not literally speaking to Simon, but it was his own thoughts and the inner beast inside him speaking. Simon coming to the conclusion of the beast being the uncivilized and evil part of everyone is a realization that is beyond my wisdom. Thoughts like these that Simon has are the reason I don’t consider myself like him. I would be too caught up in managing my fears of the beast, the other boys on the island, and how I’m going to
Even though Simon is slightly younger than the other characters in the book, he is wise, spiritual, and pure. A reason I can not see myself being like Simon is because I would not be able to look at the situation of being stuck on the island as intelligently as he does. Simon was able to find peace and serenity while the other boys resorted to savagery. Towards the end of Simon’s life, he was sitting in front of the pig’s head that Rodger brutally killed. Simon heard the pig’s head, the Lord of the Flies, say to him, “There isn’t anyone to help you. Only me. And I’m the Beast. . . . Fancy thinking the Beast was something you could hunt and kill! . . . You knew, didn’t you? I’m part of you? Close, close, close! I’m the reason why it’s no go? Why things are the way they are?” (Golding 132/133). This quote shows how wise and mature Simon is. The pig was not literally speaking to Simon, but it was his own thoughts and the inner beast inside him speaking. Simon coming to the conclusion of the beast being the uncivilized and evil part of everyone is a realization that is beyond my wisdom. Thoughts like these that Simon has are the reason I don’t consider myself like him. I would be too caught up in managing my fears of the beast, the other boys on the island, and how I’m going to