Piggy Symbolism

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.

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.

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

According to the book, Piggy is a young British boy physically vulnerable to all the boys because of his asthma, being overweight and having to wear glasses. “Piggy wiped his glasses and adjusted them on his button nose. The frame had made

     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’s glasses symbolize reason and innovation throughout the novel; Golding most commonly associates them with the old camp on the beach. Piggy uses his glasses to help the other boys “see”, both physically and intellectually, the best and most reasonable way forward. However, any time they are removed from the beach, chaos is sure to ensue. The first time, when the boys go to the mountain to light the signal fire, Jack and the other boys pry the glasses off Piggy’s face so they can use them as burning glasses. While this does help to start the signal fire so they can be seen by a ship, it traumatizes Piggy since even at this point in the book, Jack scares him. Despite the good intentions for the fire, it soon goes wild and even results in the death of a littlun.

now all lead to destruction of the boys government. The conch that piggy found at the

A: Piggy’s main role in Lord of the Flies was representation of intelligence , logic, and the voice of reason. He was one of the first characters to appear in the book, and over the course of the story he became a victim of hurtful jibes and eventually Jack and his tribe’s savage behavior. Piggy’s logical and reasonable nature shows when he votes for Ralph to be chief and when he suggests that the beast is not real. Piggy’s death meant the destruction of reason in the boys’ savage society. This is heavily implied when he dies at the hands of Jack’s tribe. Another thing of importance

In the novel, Lord of the Flies, written by William Golding, the character Piggy, a fatboy with several disabilities such as poor vision, lack of athletic skills, and asthma, seems to be the only person on an uninhabited island to keep the rules and conditioning that he was given back in England. Piggy’s grasp of following and obeying the rules is shown when he repeatedly tries to only speak when he has the conch, a rule the group of survivors agreed upon. Furthermore, another characteristic Piggy has is his ability to reason, and think in a fast-paced situation. This is described in Chapter 5, where Ralph thinks that, “Piggy, for his ludicrous body, had brains”(pp.78). With this in mind, it clearly shows who is the person of reason in the

In the novel, The Lord of the Flies, by William Golding, there are multiple symbols that are used and put there by the author to add depth and meaning to the story. The reader as he goes on finds the symbolism of the pig, the ‘lord of the flies, and the conch used as a talking stick. The author also presents Piggy’s glasses as a symbol. Glasses, as we all know, are used to improve one’s sight, but can also be used for something so important as survival in the wilderness as the readers of The Lord of the Flies have seen. The boys in The Lord of the Flies used Piggy’s glasses to reflect light onto dry branches to make a fire that released smoke as a distress signal to alert any ongoing ships. Smoke has been a common distress signal

In the book, The Lord of the Flies by William Golding, the author has inserted items to symbolise an interesting character named Piggy. As these items are revealed Piggy’s symbolism and conservative nature foreshadows his death and misfortune of the boys on the island. And as the story goes on each of these symbols disappear.

When the story begins, Piggy can see clearly with both lenses of his spectacles intact, and the boys are still fairly civilized. Piggy’s spectacles symbolize advancement, innovation, and discovery and are even “used as burning glasses” (Golding 40) as a main resource for creating a signal fire for rescue. This relic was used in the old world and acts as a link connecting them to their past. However, after some time passes, the hunters lose sight of being rescued and abandon the thought of returning to civilization. The glasses and the benefits that came with them were lost when, “The chief led them, exulting in his achievement… with [him] dangled Piggy’s broken glasses”(Golding 168) and sadly without his glasses, Piggy becomes virtually blind and useless —and the world he represents, useless as well.

The symbol of Piggy’s Glasses is illustrated in many different ways, such as structure and civilization. When Piggy first got onto the island, he looked at it

Lord of the Flies has symbols throughout the story, each character brings a different point of view. Piggy, Ralph, and Jack take a leading role with all the boys, although they vote Ralph in charge both of the other boys take a leadership position. Goulding uses the boys to show the faults of mankind and the roots of all evil. Four symbols Goulding used in the novel were: Piggy’s glasses, the Conch Shell, The Beast, and Simon’s hiding place. Therefore, the symbols show the true character of the boys who are stranded on an island.