Angela O Meara Chapter Summary

Angela was forced to marry Bayardo San Roman ever since he asked her to marry her. It never gave Angela the chance to know Bayardo San Roman. On page 20 it states, “It was Angela Vicario who didn't want to marry him.” She clearly did not love Bayardo, and did not want to marry him. Angela’s mother, Pura Vicario said, "Love can be learned too." Pura wants her daughter to marry Bayardo, and learn to love him.

Simon is the one boy who never participates in destructive behaviors and always contributes to the well being of the boys. He continues to work even after everyone stops, gives Piggy food when no one else will, and speaks his mind about the beast. He is also the only one to realize that the true beast is inside the boys. Simon’s moral compass, much like the superego, allows him to see the evil of mankind. Simon is whole-heartedly good. The superego attempts to lead a person to the morally right pathway, much like Simon aims to show Ralph how he can do what’s best for the tribe. The primitive nature of the others overpowers Simon’s internal good nature. Even after his death, Simon’s moral nature lives on through the boys similar to how the superego can continue to shine after a person follows the desires of the id.

Simon shows his individuality and cravings for tranquility and cognizance also through his participation with others. One instance when he truly displays this is when he was picking fruit from the “littluns”. The “littluns” and “lugged them towards the trees” and “Simon found for them the fruit they could not reach” (Golding,56). He feeds them alone and “when he had satisfied them”he “turned away from them and went where the just perceptible path led him” (Golding,56). This shows how through his clarity with nature and himself, he helps others and continues to portray that he prefers to think, act, and help others by himself. He also shows his individualism when he reacted to the death of the pig. With the chaos going around him, Simon isolates himself and “lowered his head, carefully keeping his eyes shut, then sheltered them with his hands” next to the pile of guts Jack and Roger left after penetrating the pig’s head with a stick (Golding,138). He ignores everything around him and tries his best to hide away from the monstrous actions the other boys are committing. This also supports the idea that he favors time alone in his own thoughts in peace rather than facing his fear. In

Simon also represents the Christ figure in the story, which makes him morally good and pure, furthering his identity as the Superego. One example of the compassion that Simon is known to show throughout the story is when Jack has killed the first pig, and denies Piggy a piece of meat because they don’t get along. Simon decides that the best course of action was to put Piggy’s needs before his, and “shoved his piece of meat over the rocks to Piggy, who grabbed it” (Golding 74). This shows the empathy he feels for others. When Simon is talking to Ralph and says, ”You’ll get back where you came from.” (Golding 111), this is an example of foreshadowing, but also an example of the empathy that he feels, because he wants Ralph to not be upset by anything and know that he’ll make it back okay, even if Simon doesn’t. Even during Simon’s death, when he emerges from the forest and towards the group, he is trying to tell them that there’s nothing to be afraid of, "Simon was crying out something about a dead man on a hill" (Golding 152), and when he is being pummeled, he still tries to tell them about the parachuting man. Simon’s selflessness and the fact that he is a Christ figure makes him the representation of

Simon- Simon is a static character throughout the Lord of the Flies. He plays an important role in the plot because he is the only person who actually has a conversation with the Lord of the Flies, which is the pig’s head on the stick, and the “beast.” When Simon was going to share his knowledge with the other

Simon attempts to comfort Ralph by ensuring him that he will eventually return back to home. Apparently, he cannot guarantee such a thing or give a precise date to Ralph, but, as one of the most matured boys on the island, and based on his intelligent to read the signs around him, realizes that Ralph is losing his hope and soon will end up like Jack. Thus, tries to encourage and motivate him, to look forward to the day of rescue. Also, in the novel, Simon, is considering a religious figure, more like an angel, who can predict the future. He is always there for Ralph, supporting him and providing the necessary information he needs in order to keep going with the life on the island.

Simon is a character who is a major significance in Lord of the Flies. Simon is one of the boys stranded on the island after his plane crashed. Additionally, Simon is a member of the choir. As part of the choir, he is under the leadership of Jack. Simon is described as “...a skinny, vivid little boy, with a glance coming up from under a hut of straight hair that hung down, black and coarse.” (24) He is also prone to fainting. For instance, shortly after the plane crashes, Simon faints in front of all of the other boys. Simon is an important character in the novel.

Simon Birch had dissimilar relationships with the numerous people he interacted with. To start, Simon Birch did not have a superior relationship with the Sunday school teacher, Ms. Leavey. Ms. Leavey believes that children are monsters, and she even said that Simon Birch does not belong in this society. When Simon was being lectured after “causing trouble” and speaking out during mass, Ms. Leavey said “Your parents don’t go to church, do they, Simon? See that’s because they don't belong here, and neither do you.” This already shows the type of relationship both characters have, since our social aspect determines the type of relationship we develop. In addition, before the Christmas concert, Simon is asking Ms. Leavey what “those things are”. Ms. Leavey responded that they were turtle doves, but Simon clearly doesn’t like them. Afterwards, Ms. Leavey raises her voice and explains how people would recognize turtle doves. Next, she said to Reverend Russell “Help, please, I'm going to strangle him. I swear to God I'm going to strangle that little…” Simon also doesn't have a positive relationship with the priest. For example, at the end of mass,

Joe Starks: Joe is a power-hungry politician, a businessman, and an abusive husband. He objectifies Janie and treats her like a possession. Also, he forces Janie to cover her hair with rags.

Simon begins by giving an abstract account from Amardeep Kaleka and the murder of his father. Amardeep decided to take a stand on gun violence in America. Simon states” It just came over me that you can’t stay silent, he said. You can’t continue to alllow violence

1) On page 51, we find out that Simon has a hiding place. What does this place symbolize and how does this show what kind of a person Simon

What was the purpose of Chapter 14 and it’s apparent out of place and random inclusion of Olive Hamilton?

Simon is not the leading protagonist of the novel but he represents Jesus, who would

Simon is symbolized as things such as depression and loneliness which is very important, in the book because there is one point where someone says to the boys on the beach, which means that he thought about it while the others did not think about it. He thought about the problem and the things that the boys did, he becomes the beast himself. The story states, ”maybe we are the beast” (Golding).

Although these characters are very similar, they are also very different. One difference between the two is their secretiveness. Simon is very secretive and keeps things to himself, such as his secret hideout. Rue on the other hand isn't very secretive and tell Katniss everything she knows. Another difference that divides these two is that Simon is a boy with different thoughts and values. Rue is a girl with certain emotions and silent thoughts. Though they have many differences one that stands out the most is how much they cling to people. Simon is independent and doesn't cling to Ralph and others, even when he needs help. Rue is very clingy to Katniss once she finds her, and is very dependent upon her. Even with the many differences throughout