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Why does William Golding purposefully parallel the story of Christ in the character of Simon? What is he trying to PROVE or SYMBOLIZE?

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Although William Golding does not directly connect the Christian symbolism to The Lord of the Flies, we can clearly see that Simon is indeed the resemblance of Jesus Christ for he is a wise, mature and insightful character just as how Christ is known as, being sacrificed as a consequence of discovering the truth

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