A tropical paradise on the outside, but to Ralph it is an unavoidable obstacle in his young life. Knowing that no one authoritative is on the uninhabited island, Ralph consciously decides that they would have to live civilly. His logical way of thinking provides the boys with a gateway to practice the lessons they learnt back home. Ralph suggests using democracy to appoint a chief to decide what to do. As he represents the voice of reason, he naturally becomes the leader for the better part of the novel. The significance of him being leader is that in most cases, humans tend to think logically in dire situations before their primitive instincts start to govern their thinking. For example, Ralph implements

Only a young boy of about seven years old, Simon to the reader seems like a wise man of sixty. Although, his quiet and mysterious manner dominates how he is perceived in the book, his virtue is what makes Simon a vital part in the novel. As society's hold on the young boys gets weaker by the day, Simon's knowledge between good and bad does not wear thin. While the other boys are relishing in the death of a pig and demolish the island; Simon is enjoying the peace of his surroundings and reserves a spot is the forest to relax. He is also, the only boy to realize that the beast is not something tangible but something that is inside every human being. Simon expresses this knowledge to the rest of the children at a meeting one-day "What I meanis...maybe it's only us." (96). At this point Simon reveals mankind's illness; and like the guilty conscience inside everyone, his truth was silenced and was not listened to. Intelligence, represented by Piggy, did not believe in what he said because he wanted concrete evidence and so Simon is now dubbed an outsider because his ideas are not the accepted. Goodness is drowned out and will leave the island with the waves of guilt after the savage youngsters kill him. Therefore, with Simon's awareness of good and evil on the island, he represents the righteousness of man when man descends into a nefarious lifestyle.

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Approximate Word count = 939
Approximate Pages = 4 (250 words per page double spaced)