Piggy Perspicacious

Lord of the Flies is a gruesome, dark and intense novel written as a political allegory by the author William Golding. In this novel Lord of the Flies, there are various significant symbols the most being Piggy’s glasses because of how it allows a logical smart boy to see and perform tasks, it becomes a tool of innovation being able to start fires, and how it leads to the destruction of an island.

We begin to see Piggy’s insecurities and it’s interesting to see that before the boys say their names, they are all identified by the way they look. For example, Ralph is "the fair boy" and Piggy is the "fat one”. Piggy's name, however, still references his size. This means that even before they got lost on the island, his identity was still determined by his appearance and Piggy was still recognized for his weight instead of his kind heart and

Lord of the Flies Body Paragraph 3 In the book Lord of The Flies, by William Golding, the use of Piggy’s glasses played an important role of the power of intelligence in society, and to keep the hope of being rescued. When we first hear of Piggy in the story, this quote shows us how he is. “Piggy wiped his glasses and adjusted them on his button nose.

In the beginning of the Lord of the Flies we are introduced to two young boys, who have survived a tragic plane crash. The aircraft was an evacuation plane and it was transporting the group of boys out of England. One of the boys named Piggy is trying to catch up to the other boy, Ralph. Piggy is described as being very fat and shorter than Ralph. He wears “thick spectacles” (William Golding 7) and he is the first to determine that they are on an island. Piggy is also the one that knows how to use the conch shell and comes up with the use of it, which is to call everyone else to the beach. He believed the conch created order. Once the conch had been used we are introduced to more boys and they gain interest in Piggy’s glasses. They discover that Piggy’s glasses can start fires and they refer to them as “burning glasses” (Golding 40). The boys also rejoiced when they discovered that his glasses could create the fires. They proclaimed, “His specs - use them as burning glasses!” (Golding 38). The spectacles symbolize Piggy’s intelligence, which distinguished him from the others. Without the glasses Piggy would be blind and he would not know what to do. Although Piggy is portrayed as being physically weak and not having a great chance at survival, he is the only one that seemed to know a few survival skills. He is the one that created the fire, sundial and shelter. Without his glasses he would not be ‘intelligent’. His appearance and personality cause him to be shunned

First, in Lord Of The Flies, Golding uses the social relationships between each of the boys to tell us more about our own relationships. The first of these roles would be the one Piggy played. Throughout the novel Piggy dispenses intelligent ideas to the leader, Ralph, yet he was very rarely listened to. One example that appears on page 45, goes as follows,

     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

In the novel, Lord of the Flies, by William Golding, Piggy’s glasses represent both weakness and power. The symbolism for the glasses progresses throughout the novel.

for Ralph to act out. "We can use this (the conch) to call the others.

Ralph: In the story of The Lord Of The Flies, Ralph is the leader of the group. He is twelve years old, and most women describe him as handsome and built like a boxer. He was chosen too be the head of the group simply because he has many important qualities. Through out this story him and Jack has many conflicts. Ones who represent order and democracy would be Ralph and Piggy.

Piggy’s physical appearance contributes to his position as an outsider within the society of boys. When Piggy and Ralph first meet, Ralph remarks on Piggy’s shortness of breath to which Piggy responds, ¨ That’s right. Can’t catch my breath. I was the only boy in our school what had asthma, said the fat boy with a touch of pride, ‘And I’ve been wearing specs since I was three¨ (Golding 9). This quote describes Piggy as a fat boy with asthma and glasses, while the other boys are skinny and do not share any of the same characteristics as him. In addition, the author contributes to the outcasting Piggy by never revealing his real name and only describing Piggy as the “fat boy.” This proves that in this society, Piggy is not worth getting to

In the novel, William Golding opens with a simple interaction between two of the newly stranded castaways, Ralph and a Piggy. Piggy attempts to start a conversation with Ralph in the hopes of finding a companion. In introducing himself he does not state his given name but instead makes mention of the name given to him by his tormenters, Piggy. Ralph laughs despite his protests and later subjects him to the torment of the group by making them aware of his cruel nickname in the novel.

Many people struggle to be accepted by others, they get picked on, made fun of and bullied just because of the way they look. In the chapter “The Sound of the Shell,” from the book Lord of the Flies, William Golding describes many different boys, one in particular as “shorter than the fair boy and very fat” (8) “Piggy,” as he asked not to be called by, “I don’t care what they call me, he said confidentially so long as they don’t call me what they used to call me at school, they used to call me Piggy.” (11) No one cared and he was referred to as Piggy by everyone, regardless of how he felt about it.

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

In the novel “Lord Of The Flies,” the author William Golding supports the philosopher Thomas Hobbes theory because the boys are depicted as bullies. The character Piggy in the novel is described to be a reliant and overweight boy that's constantly harassed therefore his nickname is Piggy. The first boy Piggy meets is Ralph, who turns out to be not so kind to Piggy most of the time. When all of the boys first meet each other, the boys start calling Piggy “fatty”. Ralph then tells the boys to stop calling him that but right as Ralph learns he use to be called “Piggy” back home he immediately starts making fun of Piggy and harasses him, “I don’t care what they call me….so long as they don’t call me what they used to at my old

us how Piggy is sectioned from the est of the group due to his social