Lord of the Flies Simon as Christ Essays -- essays research papers

Simon, Christ-figure?     In the script Lord of the Flies the charecter, Simon, is portrayed as a Christ-figure. He is shown to acquit all the qualities Christ has intelligence, determination, and resiliance. Simon also is portrayed like Christ physically, he is skinny and not a strong person. Simon was very calm, kind, and he enjoyed be alone when ever he could.     Simon was made fun of by the other(a) kids because of how he acted and the things he said. One such ocassion was when he was talking to Ralph and said, "Youll posit back to where you came from" to which Ralph replied a few lines later, "Youre batty." (Page 111) Simon here has a prophecy almost Ralph, and was made fun of for what he believed. Jesus was made f...