Simon Flashcards
initially, simon is presented as…
(ch.1)
an outsider
finish the quote: ‘the fallen…
…boy’
finish the quote: ‘talk over…
…his head’
finish the quote: ‘catch up…
…with the others’
finish the quote: ‘he’s always…
…throwing a faint’
finish the quote: ‘candle bushes…
…candle buds’
initially, simon is presented..
(ch.3 + 4)
as kind and helpful
finish the quote: ‘simon. …
… he helps’
start the quote: …always about’
‘simon’s…
finish the quote: ‘simon found for them…
…the fruit they couldn’t reach’
finish the quote: ‘over double handfuls…
…of ripe fruit’
finish the quote: ‘wiped his mouth and…
…shoved his piece of meat over the rocks to Piggy, who grabbed it’
initially simon is presented…
(ch.3)
as an outsider figure
finish the quote: ‘when they reached the shelters..
…simon was not to be seen’
finish the quote: ‘he’s queer…
..he’s funny’
initially, simon is presented …
(ch.3)
through appearance
finish the quote: ‘small, skinny boy, his chin pointed…
…and his eyes so bright they deceived ralph into thinking him delightfully gay and wicked’
finish the quote: ‘the coarse mop of black hair was…
…long and swung down, almost concealing a low, broad forehead’
finish the quote: ‘he wore..
…the remains of shorts’
finish the quote: ‘always darkish in colour, Simon was….
…burned by the sun to a deep tan that glistened with sweat’
initially, simon is presented …
(ch.3)
as spiritual through setting
finish the quote: ‘walked into the forest…
…with an air of purpose’
finish the quote: ‘flower and fruit grew…
…together on the same tree’
finish the quote: ‘everywhere was the scent of ripeness….
….and the booming of a million bees at pasture’
finish the quote: ‘amid the roar…
…of bees in the afternoon sunlight’
finish the quote: ‘had woven…
…a great mat’
finish the quote: ‘space was walled with…
…dark, aromatic bushes’
finish the quote: ‘nothing moved but…
…a pair of gaudy butterflies that dances round each other in the hot air’
finish the quote: ‘endless..
…outstretched hands’
initially, simon is presented…
(ch.3)
as an introvert
finish the quote: ‘confirm that he was…
…utterly alone’
finish the quote: ‘his movements were…
…almost furtive’
initially, simon is presented…
(ch.4)
through his fear of conflict and evil
finish the quote: ‘simon put out his hand…
…timidly, to touch ralph’
finish the quote: ‘simon looked now, from ralph to jack…
……..and what he saw seemed to make him afraid’
initially, simon is presented…
(ch.4)
in a religious light
finish the quote: ‘passions beat…
…about simon on the mountain-top with awful wings’
‘passions beat about simon on the mountain top with awful wings’
- simon is also a sympathetic figure and feels bad for the mistreated, for example, piggy
- he retrieves piggy’s broken glasses, and as he finds them, the juxtaposition of ‘awful wings’ reminds us that these passions are wonderful and terrible
- ‘wings’ connotes to freedom, the ability to escape -> angels -> angelic figure
throughout the course of the novel, simon is presented…
(ch.5 + 6)
through his insight on the beast
finish the quote: ‘maybe there…
…is a beast’
finish the quote: ‘maybe it’s…
…only us’
finish the quote: ‘simon became..
…inarticulate in his effort to express mankind’s essential illness’
start the quote: …thing there is?’
‘what’s the dirtiest…
‘maybe it’s only us’
- the only one of the boys who really understands what’s happening on the island
- there is no physical beast, but that all the boys have beasts within them
- it is their own actions which are causing them to descend further into evil and darkness
‘simon became inarticulate in his effort to express makind’s essential illness’
- terrifying concept
- we are all inflicted by this disease and cannot escape
- inherent evil -> religious allegory -> original sin -> potential for evil within mankind
- religious figure
‘what’s the dirtiest thing there is?’
- understands the sinful nature of mankind
finish the quote: ‘simon mumbled…
…confusedly: “I don’t believe in the beast.”’
throughout the course of the novel, simon is presented…
(ch.5+8)
through his difficulty speaking in front of others + social anxiety
finish the quote: ‘simon felt a perilous necessity to speak…
…but to speak in assembly was a terrible thing to him’
finish the quote: ‘the heartbeats…
…were choking him’
finish the quote: ‘again the pressure of the assembly…
…took his voice away’
throughout the course of the novel, simon is presented…
(ch.5 + 8)
through the other boys’ reactions towards his philosophical and spiritual ideas
finish the quote: ‘sit…
…down!’
finish the quote: ‘shut…
…up!
finish the quote: ‘sod…
…you!’
finish the quote: ‘the laughter..
…beat him cruelly’
start the quote: …defenceless’
‘he shrank away…
finish the quote: ‘simon?…
…what is it this time?’
finish the quote: ‘a half-sound of jeering..
…ran round the circle and simon shrank from it’
finish the quote: ‘with an expression..
…of derisive incomprehension’
‘with an expression of derisive incomprehension’
- being mocked
- even by piggy
finish the quote: ‘sat as far..
…away from the others as possible’
throughout the novel, simon is presented…
(ch.7)
through his fearlessness of the beast
finish the quote: ‘through the forest…
…by himself? now?’
finish the quote: ‘ i’ll go if you like…
…i don’t mind, honestly’
finish the quote: ‘he smiled quickly..
…turned and climbed into the forest’
finish the quote: ‘i think…
…we ought to climb the mountain’
throughout the novel, simon is presented…
(ch.8)
through his interaction with the lord of the flies
finish the quote: ‘you don’t want…
…ralph to think you’re batty, do you?’
finish the quote: ‘you knew…
…didn’t you?
finish the quote: ‘one of…
…his times was coming on’
finish the quote: ‘i’m…
…warning you’
‘i’m warning you’
- simon is being tested by the lord of the flies
- the devil
- just as jesus was tested in the bible
- presented in a religious light
- being tested to see if he is brave enough to face the lotf and continue to the top of the mountain and see if there really is a beast
- SIMON IS LIKE JESUS
- FOUGHT AGAINST SIN AND EVIL NATURES, TRYING TO FIGURE OUT THE TRUTH OF HUMAN NATURE AND TO DECIDE WHAT HE SHOULD DO TO HELP HUMANITY
throughout the end of the novel, simon is presented…
(ch.9)
- through the description of the island
finish the quote: ‘the build-up…
…of clouds continued’
finish the quote : ‘air…held…
…no refreshment’
finish the quote: ‘nothing…
…prospered’
finish the quote: ‘the white and brown…
…clouds brooded’
finish the quote: ‘colours…
…drained’
throughout the end of the novel, simon is presented…
(ch.9)
as weak through his physical appearance
finish the quote: ‘a buffet…
…of wind made him stagger’
finish the quote: ‘like an…
…old man’
finish the quote: ‘his legs..
..gave beneath him’
throughout the end of the novel, simon is presented…
(ch.9)
through his bravery and determination
finish the quote: ‘but never…
…stopping’
finish the quote: ‘toiled..
…on’
start the quote: …forward’
‘he crawled…
finish the quote: ‘as soon..
…as possible’
finish the quote: ‘simon was…
…crying out something about a dead man on a hill’
throughout the end of the novel, simon is presented…
(ch.9)
through his reaction to the fallen parachutist
finish the quote: ‘colours…
…of corruption’
finish the quote: ‘the poor…
…body’
finish the quote: ‘he freed…
…them from the rocks’
finish the quote: ‘the poor, broken…
….thing’
finish the quote: ‘harmless..
…and horrible’
throughout the end of the novel, simon is presented…
(ch.9)
as an animal
finish the quote: ‘a thing..
…was crawling out of the forest’
finish the quote: ‘it came..
…darkly’
throughout the end of the novel simon is presented…
(ch.9)
through the atmosphere on the island after his death
finish the quote: ‘the air was…
…cool, moist, and clear’
finish the quote: ‘the clear water..
…mirrored the clear sky’
‘the air was cool, moist, and clear’
‘the clear water mirrored the clear sky’
- after simon’s death, golding creates a very peaceful atmosphere
- contrast with frenzied dance and to emphasise simon’s innocent and spiritual nature
