But Simon must have decided that character assassination was an. His book 'Ingmar Bergman Directs' includes some lucid writing on the Swedish director.But even during these occasional narrative speed bumps, Simon remains an extremely compelling character, and readers will find themselves invested in Simon’s fate. At times, the book dwells a bit too long on philosophical discussion, to the point where the characters seem like mere place holders to make conversational points. A nursery rhyme character who met the Pieman, but too bad he was broke and couldn't buy his wares. Simple Simon Character» Simple Simon appears in 28 issues.