Explore the Significance of Simon's Death in Lord of the Flies. The characters in this story are thrown into a world of their own with no parents, no structure or laws and no protection from their own primitive instincts. There are many ideas about society and the nature of man represented in the novel. The theme of inherent human evil battling with essential human goodness, as represented by Simon. His brutal murder by the other boys indicates the scarcity of that goodness amid an overwhelming abundance of evil. The death of Simon is a turning point in "Lord of the Flies". It represents the completion of their degeneration from civilization to savagery. Simon is kind, thoughtful, sensitive, introvert and helpful by nature; he has a friendly aura about him that is recognised by Ralf as soon as they meet. Simon is used to represent what is good about the boys. Simon feels at home with the nature of the island, it seems to accept him and he is in harmony with his surroundings. Simon exhibits a number of contradictory characteristics.
