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Simon as a christ figure in Lord of the flies
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In a novel such as “Lord of the Flies”, where items of symbolism are used generously, and skillfully, one of the most desperate symbols exploited is Simon being a Christ figure. However, Simon shouldn’t be excessively related to religion and mystical beliefs. Otherwise his real importance and purpose of existing in the novel would be partly overlooked.
To begin with, the novel is deeply preoccupied with the problem of fundamental, natural innate evil; Simon is the sole exponent of fundamental, natural good. In a wholly nonreligious way, Simon complicates the philosophical statement the writer makes about human beings, proposing an alternative to the natural-savage model presented by Jack and the obedient-civilized model presented b
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