Lord of the Flies- Character sketch for Simon

             The character of Simon plays an important role in the story Lord of the Flies by William Golding. Simon represents a kind of natural goodness, he is caring, supportive, smart and always tries find the truth behind things. He was the first and only boy to discover that the beast wasn’t real. He is a hard worker and works for the goodness of the tribe. He is quite a shy boy and although he has many smart ideas in his head it is hard for him to pass them along to the rest of the boys because he hates speaking at the assemblies. “He sighed. Other people could stand up and speak to an assembly, apparently, without that dreadful feeling of pressure” (page 112). Simon “was a skinny, vivid boy,” with “straight hair that hung down, black and coarse.” (Page 20) “His chin pointed, and his eyes so bright,” and “He wore the remains of shorts and his feet were bare like Jack’s. Always darkish in colour, Simon was burned by the sun to a deep tan that glistened with sweat.” (page 112). Although Simon was quite a small boy, he is a strong and the wisest of all the boys. 

          Simon is a very important character in the novel “Lord of the Flies”. He represents all that is good and pure.