Should Ralph be weeping for Piggy or Simon? At the end William Golding?s Lord of the Flies, Golding describes Ralph weeping for Simon?s death. I disagree with Golding?s view because I think that Ralph should be weeping for both Piggy and Simon since they are both equally good friends to him and society loses very much with each one?s death. On the friendship level, Ralph should be weeping for Simon for …
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…Piggy, society loses the intelligence, rationality, and reason for which he stands. Losing Simon, society loses the kindness and understanding that Simon gives to the world. If Lord of the Flies was expanded to the size of the world, the world would become utter chaos after the deaths of such people. Piggy and Simon were both friends of Ralph, and Ralph should have been weeping for both when Golding shows him only weeping for Simon.