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    In the book ¨Lord of the Flies¨ by William Golding, the character Piggy was very weak and unhelpful. Piggy had no say in anything and when he tried to talk everyone ignored him or was rude towards him. He did not stand up for himself much but when he did, still nobody respected him like they did Ralph or Jack. Piggy is weak, unhelpful, but is symbolized as power for Ralph because without him, he has nobody and is powerless. Piggy was just there for his specs to be used to make fires to cook meat

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    Piggy was a very important character in The Lord of The Flies, by William Golding. In the beginning of the novel, Piggy was concerned about adult things, while everyone else wanted to have fun. Piggy was Ralph’s second hand man, and always helped him decide what the right thing to do was. Throughout the novel, Piggy was the overseer of the two most important symbols, the glasses and the conch. Piggy was the only person concerned about adult things, like finding shelter and food, and everyone else

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    what to do but nobody really listened. Piggy was made fun of, but Ralph valued some of his ideas. Since the other boys never listened to his ideas, they are the reason why there have been many tragedies. In the beginning, Piggy was not a troublemaker. He was a very intelligent and sweet boy. Piggy would get bullied by the others for being afraid of the dark, having asthma, being chubby,etc. for example, “He's not Fatty, he's Piggy!”(pg.18). In this quote, Piggy was insulted by the other boys for being

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    As Piggy and Ralph walked to Castle Rock to retrieve Piggy’s stolen glasses from Jack. All of a sudden, they heard a noise coming from a banana tree. In the banana tree there was a monkey with an object in its hand. Piggy was struggling to see what the object was, but Ralph had to get a closer look to figure out what it was. As Ralph had got closer to the banana tree he noticed the object was reflecting light. He whispered to Piggy I think it's your glasses. The monkey became startled and ran off

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    things if you are scared or if you don’t have rules, Piggy was always more adult than the other boys but he was too afraid to show it because he was already made fun of by the kids at school but eventually he realizes that does not matter anymore because of the traumatic experiences they have had from the plane crash to being involved with his friend's murder. Being twelve years old, one of the oldest on the island, he knew that he had to step up

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    Type here. Piggy is a very thoughtful and unique character. Which of whom we are able to understand through the use of symbolism, these symbols include the glasses, the conch and the mountain. within these symbols Golding, these include the use of metaphors, similes, personification and hyperbole. The use of symbolism allows us to better understand Piggy as a character. The use of glasses as a symbol help us better understand piggy as they symbolise the power of science and the intellectual endeavour

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    One of the many boys trapped on the island is called “Piggy” by his peers due to his weight Although Piggy is sometimes rude and petulant, he is intelligent and wise for the majority of the novel. Firstly, Piggy acts inappropriately at times throughout the book. “ [Piggy] took off his glasses and made as if to put down the conch; but the sudden motion toward it most of the older boys changed his mind.” (Golding 45.)This statement shows that Piggy keeps the conch, which gives permission to speak to

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    darker instincts. In the novel, Lord of the Flies, William Golding's characters begin as seemingly innocent school boys who deteriorate into savages. The author uses the characters of Piggy, Ralph and Jack

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    that Piggy’s death was one of the most important events in the novel Lord of the flies. To represent the most important scene of the novel, I portrayed the death of one of the main characters, Piggy. To recall an evil sadist, Roger released the rock that flew down from above the cliff and fell on Piggy. “ Piggy fell forty feet and landed across the square red rock in the sea”, the author describes in the book. Definitely, he could not survive this serious fall, so the boy fell down on the rocks and

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    ugly, weak people ever be really good leaders? In nature only the physically strong survive. I think Piggy could have been the best leader in the group. Piggy had all the good mental abilities to be a leader but not the physical abilities to be a good leader. Piggy was mentally smart, patient, and was good at solving problems. However, physically he was fat, ugly, and had bad eyesight. I compared Piggy to a leader in real life, Gene Simmons from the band KISS. Gene Simmons has helped Paul Stanley lead

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