In Lord of the Flies Simon can be symbolized as?

Answer 1

Many reviewers and critics have suggested the Simon symbolises a 'Christ like' figure. Perhaps this is based on his death when trying to bring the news that the beast on the mountain isn't real and his earlier conversation with evil. You could just as easily suggest that Simon symbolises Cassandra, who made true prophecies but was doomed for them never to believed. Simon did foretell that Ralph that he would get back to where he came from. Simon was also correct when he theorised that perhaps there "is a beast but it is just us" but he wasn't believed.