... ;beast" is a dead parachutist. Golding notes, "On the mountaintop the parachute filled and moved; the figure slid, rose to its feet, spun, swayed down through the vast of wet air, and trod with ungainly feet the tops of the high trees; falling, still fallingThe parachute took the figure forward, furrowing the lagoon, and bumped it over the reef and out the sea" (Golding 153). Simon is displaying ... (Kruger 1). Simon's death is similar to Christ's death because he is being as foolish as Christ. Simon is the fool, because he walks right into his death. Golding notes, "Coming in the dark-he...

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In the novel Lord of the Flies, by William Golding, Jack Merridew is a young boy who survives a plane crash on a stranded island with other boys. Among these boys there is Ralph, who tries to lead the boys towards focusing on being rescued and Jack, who leads the boys towards hunting and savagery. Later on in the novel, Jack becomes leader of a tribe on the island. He ends up not being able ... , Jack made it clear that he was the leader of the choir, proving to the boys that he has experience being a leader. Secondly, Jack was the only one to stand up to Ralph, saying aggressively: "And you s...

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