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Lord Of The Flies Simon As Christ

Simon, Christ-figure?

In the book Lord of the Flies the charecter, Simon, is portrayed as a Christ-figure. He is shown to have 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 being alone when ever he could.
Simon was made fun of by the other kids because of how he acted and the things he said. One such occasion
was when he was talking to Ralph and said, \"You\'ll get back to where you came from\" to which Ralph replied a few lines later, \"You\'re batty.\" (Page 111) Simon here has a prophecy about Ralph, and was made fun of for what he believed. Jesus was made fun of in much the same way especially when he spoke of the Kingdom of God. Both Jesus and Simon had prophecies about things to come, and they were both persecuted for sharing those prophecies.
Simon also never fell for the illusions of the beast and despite......


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