Critical scene from LOTF

A critical scene from Lord of the Flies that especially matters to the novel is when Simon meets the Lord of the Flies on page 143. What the readers need to notice about this scene is that the Lord of the Flies is foreshadowing events that will happen later in the next chapter. For example, in Lord of the Flies there is a quote from the Lord of the Flies on page 144 that reads, "-Or else," said the Lord of the Flies, "we shall do you? See? Jack and Roger and Maurice and Robert and Bill and Piggy and Ralph. Do you. See?" This quote is foreshadowing Simon's death and it is showing that if Simon disobeys the Lord of the Flies, he will be killed by the others. Also, readers should notice that in this quote, the Lord of the Flies lists the order of who will join in the killing first and then last. While reading this scene, readers should consider if the Lord of the Flies is an illusion or if the Lord of the Flies is actually talking to Simon in some form.

This scene is important to this novel as a whole because it is the death of a main character. The readers are already emotionally attached to Simon when he dies, so it adds to the evil of this book. The readers don't want Simon to die and they aren't expecting it, so when they read this, it seems like the book rose to a new level of hatred and evil on the island. Also, this scene is significant because it is symbolic in showing that the order and good of the island falling apart. Simon's eath is building up to the final destruction of civilization and nonevil of the island, which is Piggy's death. Simon is the Christ figure and when he dies, it is almost symbolizing Jesus's death.