Simon, one of the boys trapped on a beautiful, yet mysterious island, is acting more mature than others by showing his great compassion towards the younger ones, being responsible by contributing diligently towards the building of the shelter, and being calm during this urgent, yet fearful situation that everyone restless about. Simon first shows his maturity by presenting his great compassion towards the younger boys both physically and intellectually. While Ralph and Jack, the ones …
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…himself by being compassionate for others, concerns for them and takes care of them; showing responsibility for the his community as he takes part in the building the shelter with Ralph; and responding calmly during this fearful situations instead of fussing around like others. Simon is a character that truly demonstrates more maturity over others through his compassionate, responsible, and calm reactions towards the many conflicts that are going on around him throughout this chapter.