What suggestion does Simon make, and why do you think he makes it? What does he mean when he says, “What else is there to do?” What are the consequences of the group‟s decision not to follow Simon‟s suggestion?

Simon wanders through the jungle alone. He embarks on his solitary pilgrimage into the dense jungle handing the choices fruit to outstretched hands of the littluns. He is quite Christ-like in his qualities. Simon ends up in a small leaf covered hideaway where he meditates on the sounds, sights and smells of the jungle. Simon prefers to be alone. The constant antagonism between the boys hurts him. Certainly Simon is Golding's Christ figure. Unlike the other boys, he does not fear to be alone in the jungle. Simon's fears are much different from the rest of the boys. Alone in the darkness of the jungle is where Simon feels at peace. When faced with the posibility of a beast Simon dares to speak a universal truth: the only thing the boys can to with fear is face it.