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Simon Lord Of The Flies Character Analysis
Simon is a very small boy with an abnormal physical appearance. He is convinced that God has a special plan for him, and that everything that is unusual about him is actually a part of God’s plan to use him in a special way. Simon believes that God created him for a reason. That God wouldn't put him in this world and not have a plan for him.
Simon surviving with an abnormally small heart is a miracle when medically there was no hope for his survival within the first 24 hours of his life. He knows that he is a miracle baby. This is a testimony that God is a living God and he has a purpose and a great plan for creating Simon with abnormality.
• God’s purpose of creating Simon was to spread faith in God. Simon glorifies God through his faith
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Simon tries to help Joe find his father. Joe Wenteworth lost his mother and felt like he needed to know his father. But soon found out that he didn't. Every day Joe would repeat a prayer that Simon said to Ms. Wenteworth when she passed away. Simon was really a miracle child.

• The little kids listen to Simon because of how he looks, and because they listen to him he was able to save all of the children on the bus at the end of the movie
Simon: “Did you see how the children listened to me because of the way I looked?”
So God made him the way he was so that he could eventually save the children on the bus, whereas, if he had looked normal, they would have ignored him like Joe
Gods Plan for Simon was to help Joe find his father, save the children on the bus, and to show the town that there is more to people than appearances and that God has made everyone for a reason.
We can also see the beatitude “blessed are they who mourn, for theirs is the kingdom of God - Simon mourns when he kills Joe’s mother by hitting the baseball
God has a plan for everyone because he is our creator; God has created every human being unique and with a special purpose. That is why we need to live our life on earth to fulfill Gods purpose and plan for us as opposed to living to satisfy our selfish

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