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Simon is perhaps the most important character in the novel for he is the first and only character to come to the realization that the Beast is inside them all, and is not represented by a physical manifestation. Simon is a follower, not a leader. He believes and trusts what Ralph, his leader, says. That's why he mentions that the beast could be inside all of them once, and immediately discards that because Ralph doesn't think so. His confrontation with the Lord of the Flies is the only way he can liberate that information to himself. The encounter begins with "Even if he shut his eyes the sow's head still remained like an after-image." This represents the beginning of the fixation Simon is having on the head, thinking of it even after he shuts his eyes. Golding then points out that the pig had half shut eyes and were dim with infinite cynicism of adult life. Those details come back a little later. It's at this point where Simon asks himself a question and answers it aloud.......

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