Being a kind person in a wicked world is not an easy thing to do. The wild world usually manages to get to the nice person and turn them into a monster, but not Simon. Throughout William Golding's novel The Lordship of the Flies, Simon is the boy who remains good even when the rest of the world remains cruel. Simon is a quiet boy in the story who demonstrates wisdom and civilization, on an uncivilized and wild island. Simon is first introduced when Ralph calls a meeting with the conch in the first chapter. We learn early on that he has epilepsy, but is also a hard worker. When the children of the island begin to turn against each other, Simon remains calm and caring through it all. Simon thinks that being civilized is the only way to leave the island. He believes that if they want to be rescued, they should focus on necessities such as fire and shelter. This is why he thinks Ralph should be the leader, without Ralph leading the group would be doomed to failure. Simon himself says this about having Jack as the leader of the group, and not Ralph: "If Jack were leader, he would only have hunting and no fire." We would be here until we died” (93). He believes that hunting should not be a priority; he thinks being rescued is priority number one. This is why he believes that Ralph is the true leader throughout the book, he even tells Ralph to "keep being leader" (93). He promotes civilization and also works hard to ensure that they eventually find their way back to civilization. Throughout the story, Simon performs many acts to help those in need. In the first chapters, Simon helps the little ones get fruit that is too high for them to reach. Simon also helps Ralph put up shelters, and he is the only one who helps Ralph build the shelters. In the end, though...... middle of paper ... nice, but his downfall is his inability to express what he feels, and in the end he is killed by the island's savages. Jacques. “The Decline of Lord of the Flies.” South Atlantic Quarterly Vol. LXIX No. V (1970): p. 446-60 Rep. in contemporary literary criticism. ed. Sharon R. Gunton and Gerald J. Senic. Flight. 17. Detroit: Gale, 1981. 157-181. Capey, AC “'Will' and 'Idea' in 'Lord of the Flies.' Granada Publishing Limited. Flight. 24. No. 2. (1972): p. 99-107. Rep. in contemporary literary criticism. ed. Sharon R. Gunton and Gerald J. Senic. Flight. 17. Detroit: Gale, 1981. 157-181. Golding, William. Lord of the Flies. New York: Penguin, 2006. PrintSpitz, David. “Power and Authority: An Interpretation of Golding’s “Lord of the Flies.” » The Antioch Review. Flight. 30, no. 1. (1970): p.. 21-33.