The life-like figure which Simon and the flies had both found was the dead body of the airman on top of the mountain. The parachute lines which were still attached to the body had become tangled in the rocks and caused the top part of the seated figure to slump forward or 'sit up' depending on how the wind blew on the blue parachute. The body was held together by its suit of rubber and canvas but the exposed face had rotten down to the bare white bone and teeth.
In Lord of the Flies, the novel by William Golding, Simon, on the mountainside, frees the parachutist's lines. The novel was published in 1954.
Questions tend to include How, Why, Where, When or similar words. The instruction to describe or explain something is not a question, not even if you add a question mark onto the end of a sentence.
After Simon has regained consciousness after his epileptic attack he knows that the 'beast' is just a part of each and every one of them. He therefore climbs the mountain to see for himself what it was that Samneric, and later Ralph, Jack and Roger, mistook for a real beast. Simon find the dead body of an airman, which is made to move in a life-like manner when gusts of wind catch the parachute which is still attached to the body. Simon frees the trapped parachute lines from the rocks, which allows the figure to slump at rest, no longer a puppet at the mercy of the wind.
green and candle like
Simon was a pure, good-hearted character who just wanted to help others. He was brave, and passionate. He was the "Christ Figure" in Lord of the Flies. But he was murdered.
Simon represents the inherent goodness in mankind. He is the Christ-figure of the novel.
In Lord of the Flies Chapter 9, Simon discovers that the figure on the mountainside is the dead parachutist. He frees the parachutist's lines from the rocks to allow the body to be taken away by the tide. Simon is the only one who realizes the true identity of the figure and tries to convey this information to the other boys, but tragically, he is misunderstood and killed by the other boys during a frenzied dance.
Simon describes the unusual buds as green candle-like.
Simon is often identified as a Christ like figure.
How is Simon from lord of the flies?
Many scholars and reviewers have described Simon as a 'Christ like' figure.
No, Simon is infact the Christ like figure in Lord of the Flies. He has the ability to "see the future" and is more quiet and solemn compared to the other boys. The boys think Simon is crazy becuase he is not like the rest of them.