10. (opinion of Simon after his experience in the jungle)

Even up until this, point, Simon had been generally thought of as a strange person.  I don't think this changes that much when we read of his sneaking into the jungle alone, but at the same time I think we can discover some new layers to Simon after reading this passage.  He really thinks about things in depth, and is a very perceptive and deep person.  Really, the others are just a bunch of boys, stranded out on an island.  In reading this passage, we can learn that Simon is just a little bit more.  He has the capacity to truly appreciate his surroundings in a way that Jack, Ralph, or even Piggy would.  As the story progresses, more evidence does emerge to support Simon's intelligence, especially when he suggests in Chapter nine that "...maybe it's only us", referring to the beast.  Really, what I think the author is trying to get across through this section is that there is more to Simon that meets the eye, and much more than the other boys think.