Death of Innocence

Simon's death is one of the climatic moments in the text.

Compose a song or poem about the murder.

Below are some examples written by other students.

"Peace"

As he lays upon the beach,

He sees what is in reach.

He sees the light,

And he does not fight.

The land of murders is at his feet,

And as he floats out into the sea,

He now knows what his fate will be.

God has taken him and given him a home.

He is now resting in God's great dome.

He is in the dome of love, the dome of peace.

Peace is his for everlasting tranquility.

This is what the composer wrote about their poem:

The poem above says many things. It tells us something about Simon and God, and it has a hidden message. First, it says that, unlike most of us, Simon is not afraid to die. When we are dying, we become afraid to leave earth and in some cases our families. Simon is not afraid because he knows he will be safe. Then it says something about God. It tells us that God has created a loving, safe, and peaceful place after we die. In our time on earth many people cannot find peace, and we are lucky that there is peace somewhere. Love is all around us; we just have to search for it and, most of all accept it. This poem shows what I believe in and what I hope for. I hope when it is my time to die I will go without resisting, and I hope I, too, to go to a peaceful, loving place.

"Simon's Fate "

As the sun separates from the clouds,

Jack floats away from Ralph.

As Jack's new tribe forms,

Ralph rages as does the storm.

Lightning flashes in everybody eyes,

And they kill Simon, much to Ralph's surprise.

As Simon lays on the beach,

Ralph's conscience seems to be reached;

And as the boys say "Goodbye,"

Simon floats out with the tide.