SIMON
Simon has bright eyes, a symbol of another kind of vision and truth
He has a secret place in the jungle, where he spends time alone
Simon sees the darker side of knowledge
Simon reaches an abstract understanding of mankind's latent evil nature and unthinking urge to dominate as "mankind's essential illness
When Simon tries to visualize what the beast might look like, "there arose before his inward sight the picture of a human at once heroic and sick" — Golding's vision of humanity as flawed by inherent depravity
Because Simon represented a knowledge as fundamental as the elements
PIGGY
Piggy is the intellectual with poor eyesight, a weight problem, and asthma
He is the most physically vulnerable of all the boys, despite his greater intelligence
Piggy has the glasses — one symbol of vision and truth
Piggy represents the rational world
He acts as Ralph's advisor
He has no rapport with the other boys
Piggy asserts that "Life . . . is scientific."
He thinks everyone should share his values and attitudes as a matter
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