1. Identify how each scene on the following pages helps
develop Simon’s character. What is Simon
doing/saying or being treated? Pages: 20,
30, 34, 55, 67, 71, 85, 93, 103, 104, 111, 128, 133, 137, 143, 145, 152, 154
- How does the following information help you
understand what Golding was trying to do with the character of Simon?
Simon
(“it is heard”). It is said that the
apostle Peter (also regarded as Simon)
was a slender person of a middle size inclining to tallness and that his complexion
was pale, almost white. It is also said that he had a short thick curled beard
and thin eyebrows, or, no eyebrows at all. Peter's eyes were black, but,
flecked with red due to frequent weeping. It was Peter who preached to the
masses in Jerusalem
on the day of Pentecost following the Lord's ascension to heaven and it is his
message which is recorded in the New Testament of the Bible, the book of Acts,
chapter 2. In fact, much is written
about the apostle Peter in the first 12 chapters of the book of Acts in the New
Testament. Peter was called by the
apostle Paul a "pillar" of the church and it was believed by the
crowds, that the mere casting of his shadow upon the sick,
was capable of bringing about miraculous healing. Peter eventually went to Rome and while there, it is believed that
Mark (the writer of the Gospel of Mark) served as his translator as he
preached. It is, also, believed that as
Peter told and retold his experiences with Jesus, Mark interpreted time and
time again to Christian groups and by so doing, gave Mark an almost verbatim
memory of Peter's recollections. After
Peter's death, Mark, realizing the value of Peter's first hand account,
recorded what he remembered so clearly in what we know as the Gospel of Mark.
In this manner, Peter became the source of our earliest Gospel. According to
church tradition, the Roman Emperor Nero, publicly announcing himself the chief
enemy of God, was led in his fury to slaughter the Apostles. Because of the persecution, Peter was
crucified upside down while in Rome. Concerning the last hours of his life, it is
said that when Peter saw his own wife led out to die, he rejoiced because of
her summons and her return home, and called to her very encouragingly and
comfortingly addressing her by name, and saying, "O thou, remember the
Lord."
- Using the following excerpt, explain why Golding
named his novel, The Lord of the
Flies. Prove your point.
Be-elzebul (or Beelzebub) (Heb. “Baal” or “Lord of the Flies”)
Be-elzebul (in the original Greek) was the ancient
pagan god worshipped by the Philistines at Ekron. The
word ‘baal’ was a Canaanite term for ‘lord’ and the
whole word meant “Lord of Heaven.’ The Hebrews came to think of him as the
prince of the demons and changed his name to Beelzebub, ‘Lord of the Flies,’
equating him with the devil. Thus the scribes from Jerusalem said of Jesus: ‘He is possessed by
Be-elzebul, and by the prince of demons he casts out
the demons.’ Jesus at one replied, ‘How can Satan cast out Satan? If a kingdom
is divided against itself, that kingdom cannot stand. And if a house is divided
against itself, that house will not be able to stand. And if Satan has risen up
against himself and is divided, he cannot stand, but is coming to an end.’
(Mark 3:22-25)
The Title: Lord of the Flies / Who’s Who in
the Bible. New York:
Bonanza Books. 1980