Piggy Lord Of The Flies Character Analysis

Without cloudy days the sun wouldn’t be appreciated as much. In Lord of The Flies, the character Piggy acts as a foil to Ralph, the main character, to accentuate how great a leader he is. This is shown through their appearances, how they interact with each other, and the state they are in by the end of the novel. The relationship the two share illuminates the the meaning the book’s meaning that / a person has to be the best to survive in society or lack thereof. / a person can’t have to many flaws otherwise You need to stay civilized to survive. Only the best of the best can survive in society.

"Piggy saw the smile and misinterpreted it as friendliness. There had grown up tacitly among the biguns the opinion that Piggy was an outsider, not only by accent, which did not matter, but by fat, and ass-mar, and specs, and a certain disinclination for manual labour." (Golding 68)

A character in a novel can represent a larger idea in society. In William Golding’s novel Lord of the Flies, each character is illustrated to represent a larger idea in society. Ralph represents democracy, Jack represents savagery, and Piggy represents a scientific approach.

     Piggy in the beginning of the book was using his common sense, he was intelligent, he knew what was right from wrong, and he could condone things that made him angry easily. In the beginning of the book, (pg. ) Ralph told everyone his name was Piggy even though Piggy specifically told Ralph that he didn't like to be called that name Piggy later condoned Ralph's action with great ease. Piggy's action's and behavior depended on his glasses. Piggy and his glasses symbolized intelligence, he represents the rational side of civilization. With the glasses it seemed as though Piggy made all the right choices, and he helped Ralph know what needed to be done with the tribe. Without his

Piggy, though not the most memorable in The Lord of the Flies, resonated the most whilst reading this book. Piggy is the stereotypical nerdy kid who seems to be perpetually bullied, even when he is on a deserted island. He has pinkish skin with glasses and asthma with a belly that ate perhaps too much candy from his aunt’s candy shop. While Piggy is almost useless physically, he is very strong mentally, and proves this when he formulates the idea of the conch, but is too weak to blow into it and call everyone. Piggy seems socially awkward, as if he hasn’t spent much times with his fellow peers and rather passed the time with the adults in this life. We see this when Piggy frequently parrots his aunt’s advice such as “My auntie told me not to run… on account of my

Lord of the Flies is often claimed to be an allegory of modern society. While this is true, Golding’s intentions in writing this novel are much deeper. William Golding’s Lord of the Flies provides an enlightening insight into the true nature of human beings; along with why people refrain from acting upon the evil that resides within them. He presents these ideas through symbolism within the novel and it proves effective in many ways. Through symbolism, Golding can unfold the excellent plot of his novel, while subsequently sharing his ideas on the relationship of mankind and society. Golding uses the beast, the conch shell, and Piggy’s glasses to symbolize the human impulse towards ‘savagery’ and the social constructs put in place to prevent it.

Their ignorance is evident when Ralph persuades the boys to accept his authority by claiming he wants to both survive and enjoy himself on the island: “This is what I thought. We want to have fun. And we want to be rescued” (p.37). But when he fails to prove such by prioritizing the fire, Jack uses it to his advantage when taking control, as seen when Ralph says to the remaining boys: “Sit down all of you. They raided us for fire. They 're having fun” (p.141), and when Jack attempts to recruit boys by saying: “Who’ll join my tribe and have fun?” (p.150). Jack uses the boys’ desire to have fun to gain support and popularity. Having fun is easy, careless, and freeing, which can often quickly turn into reckless and thoughtless. When they are given the choice choice to be free or listen to instruction, they choose the easiest and most appealing option, which does not include maintaining civil order. Piggy’s intelligence is also ignored by the boys such as when Piggy has the conch and claims he has the right to speak, but: “[The boys] looked at him with eyes that lacked interest in what they saw” (p.44). An overload of knowledge, like in Piggy’s case, can bore one’s audience and make people dread their appearance, and lead to mockery and chaos. Also, Piggy falls into the category of the stereotypical “nerd”. This is evident from the beginning: “He came

You all right, piggy? I thought they wanted the conch. They didn’t take the conch. I know. They didn't come for the conch. They came for something else. Ralph- what am i going to do?...Far off along the bow stave of the beach, three figures trotted toward the castle rock… The chief led them, trotting steadily exulting in his achievement. He was a chief now in truth; he made stabbing motions with his spear. From his left hand dangled Piggy’s broken glasses.” This quote is the turning point of the book; but, also is a quote of when the boys realize that something was going to have to be done about jack and his savages. Piggy on the other hand is in a brief state of hopeless depression where he doesn't know what to do. This would be one piggy’s weaker moments which contributes to the claim of him not being a good candidate for chief. Although, piggy can easily be defeated, he doesn't ever seem to lose faith in what he believes is right such as law and order. This is almost out of the norm mainly because piggy isn't really ever sad he always alittle upbeat and this really makes the reader feel genuinely convinced that things aren't actually going well for the boys on the island; but, it also makes the reader realize piggy is actually a very strong person because he's not so easily

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 and make a signal to possibly be rescued. He was not that necessary to the novel seeing how he was a weak character.

Driven by the anger that his glasses were stolen, Piggy became surprisingly confident, which is shown through this quote. Piggy is deeply attached to his glasses and is proud that he has “been wearing specs since [he] was three.” (p. 3) Even though one of the lens is broken, he constantly wipes his glasses because they remind him of his life back home. Now, with his glasses taken by Jack and his tribe, Piggy is practically blind. Because he has been judged and hurt so much for being fat, having asthma and wearing glasses, Piggy feels that Jack can’t do anymore damage. Piggy has finally had enough and wants Jack and everyone else to stop. Being a sensible person, Piggy likes to follow rules, so he expects Jack to give him his glasses back,

When Ralph realizes that he is on what resembles Ballatyne's Coral Island, he is thrilled, casting off his clothes in a gesture symbolic of his rejection of the restrictions of the life at the boys' school from which he has been evacuated. But, it is the voice of reason in Piggy, who immediately is concerned that order be established. However, he is ineffectual at creating this order because of his physical appearance--he has thinning hair like an older man, and also more like an older man, he is fat--and because it is Ralph who finds the conch and blows it, summoning the other boys. Moreover, Ralph seems more suited to the role of leader because he is "the golden boy," handsome, confident, and appealing as a model to the others, while Piggy is intimidated by the appearance of the red-haired Jack Merridew, leader of the choir in his formidable black uniform.

Piggy was upset and wanted to go with Jack and Simon to figure out if they were on an island, but Ralph told him he was not good for a job like that, and for him to stay behind to watch the littluns. Piggy also stood up for a littlun when the littlun held out his hands for the conch to have permission to speak. Piggy said, “Let him have the conch!” “Let him have it” (Golding p.35). As the littlun spoke, Piggy interpreted that he saw a beastie, a snake-like thing in the woods that came at night and blended in with ropes hanging in the trees in the morning. This represented evil. Furthermore, the boys are more interested in teasing Piggy, because of his disabilities than listening to his suggestions. Piggy’s glasses become an iconic object for his character. Glasses are associated with learning and reading; likewise Piggy is one of the more civilized

He even listens to the little ones when all the other boys don’t really care and think they don’t deserve as much respect. When one of the little boys wants to talk Ralph doesn’t want to give him the conch. Piggy instead of Agreeing with him says he should have a right to speak. “Let him have the conch,” agreeing with him says he should have a right to speak. “Let him have the conch,” he shouted at him until Ralph gave it up. Though the boys still laughed at Piggy because he thought there wasn’t a beast. piggy actually cares about the feelings the boys have instead of the others who tried to make them feel worse about themselves. “Piggy knelt by him, one hand on the group show, listening and interpreting to the assembly.“ Also going along with the little boy he defended, Simon also looks for help from PI GG wh also going along with the little boy he defended, Simon also looks for help from Piggy. The chief of the boys in Lord of the flies is supposed to be responsible for the boys care and their safety. To make sure everyone is safe when they are on the island they have to be clear, make good decisions, be open to new ideas, and tried to clear their mind even though they are in a very uncivilized

Piggy is one of the main characters in Lord of the Flies. He is a timid, lazy boy, mainly recognized by his asthma, glasses and fat body. I will look at the way Golding uses Piggy to explore different concepts, including civilization, isolation and social order.

Piggy says Simon’s death is “... an accident … and that’s that” and numerous modern scientists agree with that declaration (Golding 157). The novel Lord of the Flies, written by William Golding, starts after a plane crash on an island during the next world war. Piggy and Simon are among the schoolboys who attempt survival with no adults. The island is peaceful at first, and the boys build huts and find food to eat, but, as time progresses, matters begin to change. The boys begin to turn savage and become bloodthirsty, consuming the life of Simon as matters become out of hand. When the young boys are celebrating a successful hunt, Simon comes crawling out of the undergrowth. Then, the frightened boys attack, killing the already weak Simon in the process. Due to the fact he did not understand the seriousness of his actions, Piggy is not accountable for his participation in killing Simon.