Throughout the book Lord of the Flies it becomes very clear that the character Simon is the most altruistic of all the boys. This is made evident a number of times in the novel. Simon remained civilized and levelheaded throughout the entire duration of his life. He also made many sacrifices for others. Simon even died in an attempt to make the boys see the truth.
Simon remained civilized and levelheaded throughout the book even as the other boys turned into savages. Simon remained calm when the boys started to fight at the last meeting and through all the talk of ghosts, Simon tried to assuage the boys" fear by telling them that the only beast is the fear inside of them. When Simon noticed Ralph looking towards the ocean in despair he said, "You"ll get back to where you came from". Many of the boys on the island turned on each other at one point or another. What Simon tried to do was to treat everyone fairly and equally.
Not only did Simon treat everyone fairly and equally he also made several selfless sacrifices. For example, he would walk with the littluns and pick the good fruit for them because they couldn't reach it. He was also the only one that helped Ralph build the last shelter on the beach. When Jack knocked Piggy's glasses off of his face, Simon found them for him. ("He went crouching and feeling over the rocks, but Simon, who got there first, found them for him.") When Jack wouldn't give Piggy any meat, Simon gave his to Piggy. ("Simon shoved his piece of meat over the rocks to Piggy.") These were only a few examples of the numerous sacrifices Simon made for the boys.
Simon not only made sacrifices for the boys, but he also always tried to help them see the truth. When the boys started to become afraid of things that were not really there or were not what they seemed to be, Simon tried to make them see the truth, or at the very least look for it. When the assembly was talking about ghosts and the like, Simon tried to show them there was nothing to be afraid of.
