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The Qualities of Goodness: Simon Among the responsibility and savagery of the island, Simon gives the island a sense of hope and goodness that helps the boys deal with the hardships around them. As Simon first appears on the island he shows weakness as he faints “The choir boy who fainted got up against a palm trunk, smiled pallidly at Ralph and said that his name was Simon (p.22).” Simon’s weakness in his fainting demonstrates that he is not perfect in his Christ like goodness. This weakness can expose him in his generosity and kindness. With this he gives a softness to all of the smaller boys as he “amid the roar of the bees in the afternoon sunlight, [find] fruit for them they could not reach. (p.56)” On the Island the boys are in need of something to look forward too, and with Simon as a figure of goodness and truth, he shows concern and helps p