How Is Piggy Presented In Lord Of The Flies

In the story, it is stated many times that some of the characters are afraid of becoming an animal, or a savage. This can be seen on page ninety one, “What are we? Humans? Or animals? Or savages?”(Golding 91). This clearly shows fear of savagery because Piggy is doubting what the boys have become. I know this because he openly asks them what they are. On page ninety two, the text states, “If you don’t blow, we’ll soon be animals anyway. I can’t see what they’re doing but I can hear”(Golding 92). This shows that Piggy realizes that Ralph is keeping them sane by maintaining the rules. I know this because as Ralph becomes less and less like a chief, the crazier the boys become. On page one hundred fifty seven, the text states, “I’m frightened. Of us. I want to go home. Oh God, I want to go

By the end of the novel Piggy has perished while Ralph survives to be rescued. Even this puts Ralph in a good light because it shows he was smart and resilient enough to survive on an island full of savages. If Piggy-with all his disadvantages- were to survive it would only serve to undermine the effort Ralph put into survive. In Ralph’s civilized society and the insane society of Jack, a weak person like Piggy can't make themselves known without consequences. This is similar to

Piggy lectured them by asking how they could "…expect to be rescued if [they] don't put first things first and act proper?" (45), which is something they did not want to hear, this was proven time and time again when the boys not let him speak without interruption even when he had the conch shell. Piggy's greatest asset was also his weakest point; the only way he could relate to the other boys was at an intellectual level, whereas the other boys could only relate on an emotional level. Ironically, in spite of his intelligence and logic, rational thought, from the beginning of the novel, Piggy was a social outcast.

At the beginning of the novel, the boys were trying to start a fire. The boys then used Piggy’s specs to light the fire. “Ralph moved the lenses back and forth, this way and that, till a glossy white image of the declining sun lay on a piece of rotten wood”(40). Using Piggy’s specs to start the fire was a scientific method to create and it contributes to the fact he represents a scientific approach. Also, it was Piggy’s idea to make shelters so the boys could sleep in them for the night. “The first thing we ought to have made was shelters down there by the beach”(45). By building shelters, the boys can sleep and stay dry when it's raining. This would also establish a settlement so they won’t have to continuously move to different areas of the island. Even though Jack’s tribe unknowingly murdered Simon, Piggy tried to keep the reason why they killed Simon rational. He tries to think that the death of Simon was justifiable. Ralph argued that the death was murder and Piggy complained “What good’re you doing talking like that”(172). Piggy is trying to find a formula that would explain Simon’s death. In other words, Piggy is one of the only characters in the novel who takes a scientific approach

In the first chapter of the novel Piggy finds the conch and comes up with the idea to use it to contact the other boys on the island. "'We can use this to call the others. Have a meeting. They'll come when they hear us”(Golding 16). Immediately we see Piggy coming up with ideas to benefit the boys. Throughout the book they use the conch to communicate with each other in a controlled way. He is using his brain to benefit the others and that's what he’s all about. Other boys in the story are selfish and don't really think about everyone, but Piggy automatically thinks about other’s first. Piggy is the voice of reason as he knows that building the shelters is crucial to the boys survival.

Lord Of The Flies Essay    The novel Lord of the Flies written by William Golding is an adventure of survival and a test of strength and maturity, where a group of boys become stranded on an island and are forced to protect themselves. An important character in the novel is Piggy, he is portrayed to be short, overweight and is recognized as the most physically vulnerable of all the boys. Three incidents that accurately reveal Piggy's true character in the novel include; when he is watching Ralph swim, when he comes up with the idea of the conch; and when Piggy is disrespected by the other boys.       

Anarchy fallen over the once peaceful land and all but one has returned to their savage ways. In William Golding’s, Lord Of The Flies, The character of Piggy is a symbol of civilization. To commence, Piggy symbolises civilization because of his glasses as the fire is started by thm, and fire is the first sign key to civilization . Secondly, by insisting the continuation of the rules to be enforced on all of the island, Piggy demonstrates the ideals of civilization. Finally, Piggy idealises civilization by wanting to advance in technology on the island. In William Golding’s, Lord of The Flies, Piggy symbolises civilization on the island, while others turn to primitive, savage ways.

Lennie from Of Mice and Men and Piggy from Lord of the Flies, both illustrate the theme that some individuals may appear incompetent but actually are very competent. In both of the novels, the boys’ assets are doubted. For Piggy, he is useful for rational thinking but that is overpowered by his weak ability. With that being said, his rational thought is benefitted for the group. For example, on page 25 to 26, Golding depicts Piggy to be perceived as weaker to the boys when it came to deciding who would go on the trip to find more boys.

The world most people want is one that is fair, kind and has no conflict. In reality, that isn’t the case and while a lot of people want that kind of world, it is out of reach. Conflict today has become almost normal, and that’s the most tragic and disheartening aspect of the human race and the world we live in today. Throughout Lord of The Flies by William Golding, Piggy is the most sane child. Piggy and his glasses represent the world we wish we could have, a world where you don’t see news stories about school shootings and violence in foreign countries.

The character from the "Lord of The Flies" Piggy is the most physically vulnerable of all the boys. He is extremely intelligent and represents the rational world.

He sounds as if he is trying to convince himself and the separation of the word’ really’ makes him sound desperate. Golding also suggests to the reader just how desperate people are to become part of a group, and how in some situations, becoming part of a group may literally be a life and death decision. Ralph, Jack and Simon set out to explore the island, and Piggy suggests to Ralph that he should go too, because he ‘was with him when he found the conch’ and he ‘was with him before anyone else was’. Ralph seemingly tries to put Piggy down gently by saying ‘you’re no good on a job like this’ implying, again, because Piggy is fat and has asthma, he won’t be able to keep up and he will be a burden to the other boys. In contrast Jack is blunter with Piggy. He simply says ‘we don’t want you, three’s enough’. In this, Jack shows obvious contempt for Piggy. When he firsts speaks to Piggy all he has to offer is ‘you’re talking too much, shut up fatty’. Jack’s obvious loathing of Piggy is evident throughout the novel. Through Jack’s first contact with Piggy it strengthens the idea that children judge people solely on looks, and as well as this it is obvious that the constant name calling and bullying of Piggy will render him the victim of the boys throughout the novel.

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.

William Golding’s novel, Lord of the Flies, faced many young British boys with the task of surviving on an uninhabited island with no adults. They had to hunt, take care, and think for themselves. Piggy was one of the only people that actually thought for himself, and he thought for others. Even though Piggy was lazy, obnoxious, and vexing, he was still the most logical one by far. Piggy was always their to talk sense into people and to remind them that they needed order. These reason show that the best word to describe Piggy is logical.

Throughout the novel The Lord of the Flies, assumptions and tragedies were estatically raising into chaos that where sought as war within one another. War was what made delightful children turn into savages from one moment to another. It made them learn how to survive on their own and how to experience the life in the wildlife without nothing. They saw fear and torture in their adventure and they faced many obstacles within each other that they had to resolve as team. If it wasn't as a team it was them on their own. Team that was something the boys never learned. They fought and fought until lives were taken away. And once lives were unable to be revive no tears could be sought as victory nor resolving any of the chaos. Piggy was the one who had useful ideas, so they

Piggy at the beginning of the story is a scared little boy who wishes he could just close his eyes and go back to the way things were before they crashed on the island. As shown by Golding when Piggy says, “‘Where’s the man with the megaphone?’” (Golding 7). Piggy wants to have a reminder