Our first proper description of Simon is as ‘a skinny vivid little boy’ which may give the impression that he may not be aggressive and a very quiet boy. Simon is a member of the choir, but fails to associate with the hunters as the rest of the group has. Simon's habits are more caring, kind and sincere. Simon is deeply devoted to nature and enjoys his surroundings and the company of nature. Simon shows his Jesus-like spirit on numerous occasions in the novel. He usually shows this by helping the littluns or sticking up for Piggy. '"Simon found the fruit for them that they could not reach"'
Another indication that shows Simons importance in the novel is when we know that he knows what terrifies the group but only Simon seems to know where the fear is coming from. He knows that the evil, which the group blame the beast, is within each individual deep inside their mind and soul. Later on we even see him trying to reason with the lord of the flies, which was a sacrifice, because this basically leads to his death. In a way I think it symbolizes good versus evil
A further significant event that shows Simons importance is when he went up to the mountain and discovered the whole truth, that there was no real beast and that it was a rotting body of a parachutist. As Simon rushed down to deliver the news he was mistaken for the beast. Simon was even making attempts to tell them whilst he was being beaten and finally murdered. ‘Only the beast lay still, a few yards from the sea.’ I think Golding still refers to him as the beast because all the boys could see was ‘the beast’. The boys then realise what they had just killed which wasn’t the beast and fled. ‘… as his body floats out to sea’. Simon's death is another reference of the savagery in the hunters and the hatred for the beast. Simon's death symbolizes and is similar to the death of Jesus Christ.
Overall, I think Simon is an important character in the novel because he is what every person should wish to be. In a way he is a sort of role model for the rest of the world. I Think Golding tries to shows throughout the whole novel no matter how good people are, they have a certain evil in them, but it is how they control this evil that is important. And Simon can not only control his evil but also represent only innocence.
