Simon is the most symbolic character in this novel. He is the Christ symbol, as he is the only one to see the reality of what is going on with the boys on this island. He is very giving, as well. He is the only one who really helps Ralph build the shelters in the beginning. Then when the littluns need to eat, he takes them to the forest in chapter three and he
"found for them the fruit they could not reach, pulled off the choicest from up in the foliage, passed them back down to the endless outstretched hands."
This was like Jesus when he fed the thousands. He is the only one to be that giving. Then he is the only one who knows that they must go to the top of the mountain to find out the truth about "the beast." He knows the beast is really in them. When he tells Ralph that's what they must do, he adds, "What else is there to do?" He knows that they must find the truth. It's just a man on the mountain, and the "beast" is just a pig's "head on a stick."
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