Page 143-144 Simon Encounter the Lord of the Flies
"You'd better run off and play with the others. They think your'e batty. You don't want them to think your'e batty do you? You like Ralph a lot don't you? And Piggy, and Jack?" -- "There isn't anyone here to help you. Only me. And I'm the beast."
This scene is critical to understand because it is one when we first learn about the title of the book and when Simon encounter the lord of the flies. It is also important to understand that Simon is really just talking to a pig head on a stick. Simon think the pig is talking back to him but really its just his fear getting in the way of actually seeing what's in front of him. It is like what we talked in class about how Piggy's glasses is significant because it shows how everyone is seeing the island hazy. Piggy's glasses also show that the boys can't see anything clearly.
The pig head represents a demon. Simon represents a God like figure. It is like when Jesus encounters the Devil for the first time. It is important for everyone to know that the lord of the flies tells Simon to not tell everyone that the beast isn't real. Simon, like Jesus would do, puts others first before himself and tries to tell the group. Simon dies for this just like when Jesus died on the cross for everyone's sins.
No comments:
Post a Comment