Hey! The paragraph that begins with, "<span>She could see in the open square before her house the tops of trees that were all aquiver with the new spring life," is the most hopeful out of the passage. Spring is a time of rebirth and fresh starts, all of which contributes to an overall feeling of hope.</span>
A pig Ralph asked him how he knows but doesn't press the point seem to understand what Simon is saying Simon is mesmerized by the pig's head on the stick called The Lord of the Flies