Simon realizes that the "beast" on the island is in fact, a real man who has just died and happened to land on the Mountain Top. Simon then goes to the man and untangles him and lets him go. When he goes to tell all the other boys about it.... well... he dies. The boys murder him in fear that he is the beast because it was dark and they didn't know
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After speaking with the Lord of the Flies, Simon has a revelation that the beast is not a physical entity but is within the boys themselves. He rushes to tell the others about his discovery, but tragically, they mistake him for the beast in the frenzy of their dance and kill him in a brutal manner.
Haha well he doesn't exactly smell the dead body, but the wind make it seem as if the dead body breathed on him. Simons gets grossed out and throws up