Simon has something called epilepsy which causes you to hillucinate or talk to imaginary people so he has somewhat a phsycic power. He dosent talk to anyone in the jungle but it rather is coping with his epilsepsy in private
In William Golding's novel "Lord of the Flies," Simon talks with the Lord of the Flies, which is a pig's head on a stick that represents the evil within the boys on the island. Simon has a hallucinatory conversation with the Lord of the Flies, which symbolizes his inner struggle with the darkness present in humanity.
the thing that crawls out of the forest is Simon.
It was Simon, but the littlun (who I cant remember the name of!) thought he saw a beast.
The jungle
The Jungle
Simon goes to his 'secret place' in the jungle. This is a half fallen tree swathed in creepers, which screen it off from a clearing in the jungle and form a 'little cabin' where he can be alone.
Simon helps the littluns by picking fruit for them to eat and ensuring their safety while they explore the jungle. He is compassionate and caring towards the younger boys.
At the end of chapter three it is revealed that Simon goes alone to a 'secret place' in the jungle.
Into the ocean where he will drown, however he walks into the oceans, but backs out at the last second and sleeps on the beach in dripping wet clothes and wakes up with frost bit from the nipping air. Book Quote: "The air was 2 fractions of a hair to freezing Simon to amputation." Which means frostbite.
Simon is known to 'faint' often, he goes to a secret place in the jungle to be alone. He feels a 'pulse beating in his head' and collapses after an imaginary conversation with the evil inside himself and a subsequent nosebleed. Simon is probably an epileptic.
To alert Piggy that they would be returning after dark.
Ralph chastises Jack for wandering in the jungle at night instead of helping keep the signal fire burning. He believes that keeping the fire going is crucial for their rescue and survival.
Simon has very little interaction with the littluns other than picking fruit which they cannot reach as he passes though a group of them on his way to his 'secret place' in the jungle. Essentially Simon is a loner but what contact he has with other boys tends to be with the bigguns, in particular Ralph.