Religion in Lord of the Flies
The religious symbolism in Lord of the Flies, is very hard to miss. Now, the most obvious one of course is Simon. Others would include, Ralph, Jack, Rodger, Piggy, and salvation. Now there are many different ways to compare these people, this is just how I see it. First, Simon is obviously compared to a Christ figure. He isn?t only the Christ figure, but he is the possible savior for the boys on the island. Simon is a special person, he is very different from the others. For example when we see him the only one helping the ?littluns? to gather fruits that they were unable to reach, ?Simon found for them the fruit they could not reach, pulled off the choicest from up in the foliage, passed them back down to the endless, outstretched hands? (p.51). So this is a pretty plain one. Christ was always giving, helping, and carrying for the starving, and suffering. After Christ was baptized he walked away to the desert and stayed there for forty days meditating and praying. Now didn?t Simon? He felt better walking in the jungle alone, thinking, probably dreaming, en
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Some common words found in the essay are:
Roger Jack's, Rodger Piggy, Flies Ralph, Rodger Ralph, Rodger Jack, Simon Rodger, Lord Flies, Jack Rodger, jack rodger, , boys island, hard miss, lord flies, christ figure,
Approximate Word count = 724
Approximate Pages = 3 (250 words per page double spaced)
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