Essay On Piggy In Lord Of The Flies

Upon arriving at the island, Piggy and Ralph discovered the conch. Thanks to Piggy’s intelligence, they found a purpose for it when Piggy said, “‘Ralph!’ .... ‘We can use this to call others. Have a meeting. They’ll come when they hear us’”(16).

In the book, Lord of the Flies, the character Piggy is seen as an outcast. Piggy is different in his looks, intellect, and role in the group. There are many instances within the book to further show his experience on and off the island to be different from the rest of the boys. Because of the differences from Piggy to the rest of the boys, Piggy is shown as more of an outsider or outcast throughout the book.

Why did Piggy, the least liked of all of the characters, have such a large significance in the Lord of the Flies? The novel The Lord of the Flies, by William Golding, was written during the Cold War but the novel itself takes place in the earliest stages of World War II. World War II, the time that the book takes place, was a war when Germany, Japan, and Italy joined forces to take over the world as the Nazis. Piggy, a overweight 12-year-old, with a large amount of knowledge and intelligence, playing the role of the character taken for granted. By far, Piggy was the best candidate for chief of the island but, they went for looks instead, they intentionally ignore his advice, and laugh at Piggy leaving him angrier than before.

Piggy faced many challenges on this island. After they crashed, he followed this guy with the fair hair and they became acquaintances. He becomes one of Ralph’s most important friend. They found a shell and Piggy considered blowing the creamy shell to generate noises. This created a type of signal where the conch would be a call to gather everyone on the island for a meeting. Ralph was voted as chief and Piggy was left out. Piggy was always bullied by Jack and it got to a point where Piggy would talk bad about him. He did not like Jack. He would question Jack's position and actions. Although Piggy did not accept Jack, he did respect him as a leader of the hunters. Ralph realized they needed a fire signal to attract rescuers, so they all climbed

This symbolized that piggy and the other kids would not get along what so ever and it also expressed his personality. He is also unsure about himself and respects what others people think about him the evidence behind this is because he yearns to be accepted by his peers. He has also lost all hope in people rescuing him. Unlike the other kids piggy is the only one who is still civilized and all the others turn into savages and bet each other up as the story states ‘’Samneric were savages like the rest; Piggy was dead, and the conch smashed to powder’’(Golden 268). But when Jacks tribe steals piggy’s glasses it renders him hopeless.

Out of all of the boys on the island, Piggy is the only boy who cares most about getting off the island. He also attaches himself to the conch, which represents order, and surrounds himself in items that symbolize order. Because of all of this, Piggy chooses to accept civilization with open arms. For example, Piggy always says “‘You haven’t got the conch!’” ( 11 . 29) whenever the boys forget the purpose of the conch. The conch represents order and their rules on the island. Whenever they are broken, Piggy tries to reinforce its purpose and bring back their ‘government’. Another item Piggy is attached to that represents civilization are his glasses. “Here-let me go! His voice rose to a shriek of terror as Jack snatched the glasses off his face.

In the book, Lord of the Flies, William Golding wants us to believe that the reason for savagery in most of the characters is because of the lack of civilization. Piggy is the only civilized one left and is trying to keep everyone else civilized. Piggy believes that if adults were on the island with them, than all civilization would be restored “but a sign came down from the world of grown-ups… there was a sudden explosion and a corkscrew trail across the sky” (95). Piggy expresses his hope for a sign from the adults to straighten things up, but the sign was a dead parachuter. Piggy tries to make rules for everyone to follow but no one does because there will not be any consequences for breaking the rules, so “Jack was the first to make himself

Piggy is a rather intelligent boy. He is always thinking of how to make things more civilized and he often provides an adult’s view to the situation. Piggy is not well liked by the boys, especially Jack, and because of this, his only friend on the island is Ralph. He often acts as a bit of an advisor to Ralph by suggesting things here and there. Piggy looks up to Ralph and values him as a leader and because of this, Piggy sticks with Ralph until his death. Piggy looks to Ralph also as a sort of bodyguard because Piggy knows that as long as Ralph is still there, he would not get hurt by any of the boys. Unfortunately, Ralph could not protect Piggy forever.

In William Golding’s novel, Lord of the Flies, Piggy’s character symbolizes the development of formality and order of society into compassion for others. He begins as a character who has a lack of social cues such as when to stop talking and when not to criticize others. This often aggravates the other characters, who then ostracize him and make him the outcast, while Ralph goes along with this in order to fit in with the other boys. Due to his lack of social cues, Piggy does not fully understand why the boys have left him out, however, he understands enough to know that the boys will not listen to him for some reason. This causes Piggy to yearn for acceptance. Reason within the boys as he knows they cannot be rescued without Ralph’s stable leadership, however, as Ralph’s reign begins to crumble, Piggy learns that it is more important to be a caring friend than to have circumstances that are always in his favor.

In William Golding's Lord of the Flies, Piggy is often the one who comes up with useful ideas and sees the correct way for the stranded island boys to organize themselves; yet, these islanders do not listen to Piggy. They only consider the ideas of Ralph who is a good looking role model that seems confident of himself, and his decisions and Jack who is controlling and arrogant. The society would be better off with Piggy as their leader but he cannot bring himself to do it because of his lack of self-esteem and the intimidation of the red headed Jack Merridew and his hunters. Ever since the very beginning of the novel, Piggy is constantly thinking about the best ways to arrange this small island community, “‘We got to find the others. We got to do something.’ ...

The conch becomes a symbol of law, order, and power. When rules are put in place by a person with authority, an individual is expected to act upon these orders because of the power that the authority figure symbolizes. After Piggy and Ralph find the conch, Piggy says, "We can use this to call the others. Have a meeting. They'll come when they hear us--" (Golding 14).

In modern society, adults raise their children to accept the civilized and reject savagery. However, when put in a situation that can bring out their savage instincts, people lose control of their civilized nature and begin to rely on instinct rather than civil standards. The novel Lord of the Flies shows a human’s descent from civilized to savage through the adventures of a group of young boys stranded on an island without any adults. One of the characters, Piggy shows civilized ideals, intellect and maturity. He stays civilized even while the other characters constantly tease and take advantage of him. Piggy has several disabilities including terrible eyesight, asthma, and obesity. These disabilities constantly slow him down and make the

Because Piggy is much more intelligent than the other boys, he adds a sizeable amount of irony to Lord of the Flies. The other castaways on the island treat Piggy with disrespect and contempt, despite how clever the overweight child actually is. The whole time the boys are stranded on the deserted island, instead of concern, they show a definite lack of interest and care for Piggy. The central reason for this cruel deficiency of empathy is Piggy's appearance. Regardless of how intelligent he was, Piggy was ignored because he was fat and he had glasses; the other children could not see past this unattractive façade to the logical and analytical genius underneath. Several times during the novel, Piggy tried to speak his mind, undoubtedly providing logical insight to many issues, such as lighting and maintaining a

Two instincts are constantly at war within us; morals and civility versus primitive desires and savagery, the winner comes down to the person and their environment. One can be strictly disciplined and civilised but can easily give into savagery when separated from the rest of society. The 1954 novel ‘Lord of the Flies,’ by William Golding, portrays a battle between hoping for civilisation and turning to savagery. A group of pre-teen school boys are stranded on an island with no adult supervision. On their own with no rules and boundaries for guidance, the boys can’t resist the urge to give into savagery and following their arrogant dictator.

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