He has been misguided by everyone, for the reason that he doesn’t know what is good for him. Simon then realizes that he is simply a little boy caught up in a battle he doesn’t want toīe part of. My poor, misguided child, do you think you know better than I do? ” The last sentence is quite ironic within itself because the LotF is part of Simon, so in reality, he couldn’t possibly know better. The lord of the flies calls Simon a silly boy because Simon is really just a little child. ” The pig then admits that the beast is a part of Simon, that running away is futile and fruitless, because Simon will never be able to run away from himself, so he stays in an attempt to deal with his inner demons once and for all. “Simon’s mouth labored brought forth audible words. Soon after discussing his pointless existence with the Lord of the Flies, Simon realizes that he is not real, but continues to converse with the bloody head. Simon’s discussion with the Lord of the Flies represents mankind’s ability to find enlightenment within itself. “Simon is becoming paranoid, because he does not fear the beast, but rather Jack and Ralph, not knowing which to choose yet. He looked over his shoulder as Jack had done at the close ways behind him and glanced swiftly round to confirm that he was utterly alone. Simon is becoming paranoid, as he slowly turns towards the evil ways of Jack. Simon does not fully emerge from the partially completed hut, as if afraid to interfere with the business of the leaders. Simon even asks Ralph to exercise his power as chief, therefore content that he possesses it and not the rash, unorganized Jack. Simon accepts that Ralph is the chief, and is happy with the decision.
Simon also had to do a double step for each of their steps, another depiction of the inferiority that Simon suffers from. “ ‘If Simon walks in the middle of us’ said Ralph, ‘then we could talk over his head’” This proves that Ralph and Jack feels that they are better than Simon, and are higher than him, so by looking over his head, he is inferior, smaller and weaker. In the beginning of the novel, Simon walks in-between Ralph and Jack, who represent good and evil respectively, as if being posed the question of choice for the first time. Simon represents the unsure conscience of mankind when he struggles with the decision of choosing Jack or Ralph. Simon’s long, solitary quest represents man’s eternal struggle between humanity and savagery. William Golding has done an excellent job with lord of the flies in the sense of creating a framework of symbols and underlying messages behind the actual, overwhelmingly creative and shocking storyline. The novel also deals with a multitude of symbolism, and human morals. ?Simon’s moral battle with the Lord of the Flies The novel “Lord of the Flies” is a classic book that can be interpreted in various ways.
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