The movie‚ “Lord of the Flies”‚ portrays how man is naturally good‚ but can be persuaded in negative ways by someone bad. Jack’s cold‚ brutish behavior largely impacted all the others. From the beginning of the movie‚ Jack’s insensitive actions foreshadowed his behavior for the rest of the movie‚ such as when Simon fainted‚ and Jack said that he is fine and acted like it didn’t matter. Throughout the film‚ the other boys on the island were consistently being influenced by Jack’s uncompassionate characteristics
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apart. When the person or thing that keeps things in order is destroyed and then chaos and war is brought. When Simon was introduced‚ the power of his findings and logic went unnoticed. He was then killed‚ and the peace he kept was depleted. Simon was an underrated character who should’ve been listened to because he had been affected highly by what was going on around and inside of him. Simon had become a peacekeeper while helping Ralph sort out the ways the boys would survive while on the shore of
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Lord of the Flies is a novel about British schoolboys stranded on an island by a plane crash. In the book some of the boys turn into savages‚ but some of them don’t. Jack and Simon are very different characters‚ but they may have more in common one might think. Although Jack turns to a savage in the middle of the book‚ he doesn’t start out that way. Simon‚ on the other hand‚ never turns into a savage‚ but he does go a little crazy. They both start out the same‚ but they both change. Simon is a nice
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In “Lord of the Flies” William Golding portrays many biblical examples through various characters. One character is named Simon which portrays Jesus and another character is named Roger which portrays the devil. One example that I think Simon acts like Jesus is when Simon‚ was sitting between the twins and Piggy‚ he wiped his mouth and shoved his piece of meat over the rocks to Piggy‚ who grabbed it (Golding 74). This shows that Simon gave his food to Piggy who was not able to have any and I related
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(Google Images). In William Golding’s novel “Lord of the Flies” the reader mainly is subjected to one character being the leader‚ but was that the right person to be the leader? The reader can see in the novel that Simon would be a better leader because of his sensitivity‚ care for others‚ and his selflessness. The first reason why Simon would make a good leader is because of his sensitivity in the novel. The reader can see his sensitivity when‚ “Simon found for them [littluns] the fruit they could
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are three characters who appear to remain mostly civilized‚ the first of these boys being Simon. In the novel‚ Simon is portrayed as a religious figure. Besides his significant name along the lines of Simon Peter from the bible‚ he also acts as a Christ-like structure. The bible states that the Messiah‚ or Jesus‚ would be like God. This means that he is perfect and without sin or flaw. From the story‚ Simon depicts this figure by defending and protecting the schoolboys‚ much like Jesus defended and
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The Lord of the Flies can be visualized as a biblical or a political allegory‚ however‚ the most accurate allegory is biblical. The biblical allegory represents the story of Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden. This is indicated in the book by how Simon and the Lord of the Flies are intertwined‚ how Jack and the other boys are tempted by the beast‚ and how Ralph joins in with Jack and the others. In an interview with William Golding‚ Golding emphasizes that Simon was a Christ-like figure in Lord of
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William Golding’s The Lord of the Flies‚ in which British schoolboys stranded on an island make the swift descent into unyielding savagery. Beginning the novel with rules mirroring the society from which they originated‚ the boys quickly fall at the hands of their internalized animalistic motivation. Adolescents‚ old enough to know right from wrong and societal order‚ are still not completely rid of the impulses that lurk in the shadows. The main characters of Ralph‚ Jack‚ Simon‚ and Piggy are developed
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Throughout the book‚ Simon is portrayed as a positive‚ selfless‚ caring individual who is constantly the shining beacon of hope and comfort. Simon is very similar to a biblical figure in the way he thinks‚ through his actions‚ and his emotions. One of the signs that indicates that Simon possesses similarities to a biblical figure is in chapter 8‚ page 152‚ when he is speaking to the Lord of the Flies (the Beast). “…and his gaze was held by that ancient‚ inescapable recognition…” which could represent
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stopping novel‚ The Lord of the Flies‚ is a tale of English school boys who crash land on a deserted island. As readers follow the boys through their adventure‚ they can see the workings of society on a smaller scale. While the boys try to build a makeshift civilization readers see the boys fight and give into their basic survival instincts. These instincts either bring out the very best or worst of each child. One of the boys on the island includes a tall‚ lanky boy named Simon. Through Simon’s tragic
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