Character Analysis of Simon
Madi McShan and Linda Castranova
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"'Someone's got to go across the island and tell Piggy we'll be back after dark.'
Bill spoke, unbelieving. 'Through the forest by himself? Now?'
'We can't spare more than one.'
Simon pushed his way to Ralph's elbow.
'I'll go if you like. I don't mind, honestly'" (Golding 117).
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Discussion Questions
2. The boys on the island are supposed to represent a stripped down version of society. How would the story line be different if the boys, specifically Simon, were adults?
3. How does Simon's moral compass set him apart from the rest of the boys?
4. How would the boys have responded if Simon ever got to tell them that the beast lived within each of them? Would the boys have responded differently if they were adults?
5. In Simon's hallucination, he discovers that being afraid of an enemy makes you do such horrific things that you turn into the enemy yourself. How can this be related to nations and governments today?