Simon

Character project :
mackenzie rodriguez
Table of Contents

Chapters 1 - 5 Extras

● Chapter 1 ……………….. pg. 3 ● Physical Description ….. pg. 13

● Chapter 2 ……………….. pg. 4 ● Character Analysis ….. pg. 14
● Chapter 3 ……………….. pg. 5
● Chapter 4 ……………….. pg. 6
● Chapter 5 ……………….. pg. 7
Chapters 6 - 10

● Chapter 6 ……………….. pg. 8

● Chapter 7 ……………….. pg. 9
● Chapter 8 ……………….. pg. 10
● Chapter 9 ……………….. pg. 11
● Chapter 10 ……………….. pg. 12
 Chapter 1

“He’s always throwing a faint,” said

Merridew. “He did in Gib; and Addis;
and at matins over the precentor.”(page
20).

This shows that Simon faints not just

quickly but often. [He is epileptic]
 Chapter 2

“We used his specs,” said Simon,

smearing a black cheek with his forearm.
“He helped that way.” (Page 33)

This is showing Simon protecting and

caring for Piggy from Jack when picking
on him about not working with the
group.
 Chapter 3

“Simon found for them fruit they could

not reach, pulled off the choicest from
up in the foliage, passed them back
down to the endless, outstretched
hands.” (page 56)“

This shows that Simon is helpful, and

cares for others.
 Chapter 4

“Simon, sitting between the twins and

Piggy, wiped his mouth and shoved his
piece of meat over the rocks to Piggy,
who grabbed it” (page 74).

This tells us [the reader] that simon is

caring and thoughtful.
 Chapter 5

“What I mean is . . . maybe it’s only

us””(page 89).

This shows what he might think that

since they are in the island for a long
time that when they get rescued they
may be frightened of themselves.
Simons opinion on what he thinks the
beast is.
 Chapter 6

“Simon allowed his pace to slacken

until he was walking side by side with
Ralph and looking up at him through
the coarse black hair that fell now to his
eyes” (Page. 103).

This shows that Simons hair is longer

and slacking a lot more than when he
started.
 Chapter 7

“You’ll get back to where you came

from.”(page 111)

Another quote showing how nice and

thoughtful Simon is towards the others.
 Chapter 8

“Simon stayed where he was, a small

brown image, concealed by the leaves.
Even if he shut his eyes the sow’s head
still remained like an after image.” (137
ch 8)

Simon has seen what the boys have

done with the pig’s head, shocked.
 Chapter 9

“He saw how pitilessly the layers of

rubber and canvas held together the
poor body that should be rotting away.”
(page 146)

Simon figures out what the boys

thought was the beast, was actually a
dead parachuter.
 Chapter 10

“That was Simon.” “That was murder.”

(page 156)

This is Ralph’s thoughts on Simon’s

death and thinks it was murder.
 Physical
Description

“ His faint was over, he was a skinny, “ He was a small, skinny boy, his chin
vivid little boy, with a glance coming up pointed, and his eyes so bright they had
from under a hut of straight hair that deceived Ralph into thinking him
hung down, black and coarse.” (page 24). delightfully gay and wicked.” (page 55).
 Character
Analysis

How did your character evolve over the What could your character symbolize,
course of the novel? and why?

Simon started out fearful and scared. He Simon symbolizes peace and calmness in
developed and evolved to be a courageous, society. The rest of the boys went crazy on
and mature individual over the course of the island while Simon was the only one
the novel. who remained kind and mature.