Piggy's Allegories

He is the balance between the Id and the Superego. Ralph listens to the needs and desires of the boys and he draws on what he learned from the grown-ups back home. Also, Piggy’s superego aided in developing Ralph’s ego. Being the referee between animalistic Jack and overly-concerned Piggy, Ralph needed to mediate the two and in doing so he learned to balance the opposites. “What was the sensible thing to do?

The relationship between Ralph and Piggy shows that you need to be the best of the best to be able to compete in society.Piggy fulfills his purpose as a foil even though he isn’t as drastic a foil as Jack. Foils serve not only to make a character appear as either better or worse than they actually are, but to make said character more memorable in the minds of the

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.

‘'“Only, decided Ralph as he faced the chief's seat, I can’t think. Not like Piggy” (83).

Jack stole Piggy’s glasses, and without them Piggy wasn't himself. He could barely see and he couldn't think straight. Ralph decided they needed the fire if they wanted to be rescued and Piggy and the boys risked their lives to go and get them from Ralph. “Which is better—to be a pack of painted Indians like you are, or to be sensible like Ralph is? . . . Which is better—to have rules and agree, or to hunt and kill?” (Golding. 11) After sticking up to Jack and his pack, the boys were laughing at Piggy, they didn't take anything he said seriously. We see once again Piggy acting as the parent, and coming up with intelligent things to do and say unlike

People show who they really are when there are no rules and chaos takes over. A man named Sigmund Freud creates the idea that all people are made up three main characteristics. The fist characteristic is the Id, wanting anything that will bring it immediate happiness. The Ego is the second characteristic, feeding the Id in socially acceptable ways to continue getting what it wants. The final characteristic is the Superego. The Superego is developed last and is the part of all humans that does things for the greater good. In William Golding’s Lord of the Flies, Golding uses three characters to represent the idea of Id, Ego, and Superego. William Golding uses a character named Jack to represent the Id, doing anything to get what he wants. Golding uses Ralph to represent the Ego, trying to get what he wants in socially acceptable ways. Finally, a boy named Piggy is used to represent the Superego, doing things for the greater good of the group. The three characters represent the three main characteristics that every human has, Jack is the Id, Ralph is the Ego, and Piggy is the Superego.

     The common virtues Piggy had were; self-discipline i.e., he knew what was right from wrong, self-reliance i.e., he could rely on himself to some extent, he had less self-reliance after his glasses broke and were stolen. He had responsibility i.e., he watched the littluns so the biguns could go off. Friendship i.e, he had an interesting friendship with Ralph, he was the only one left in Ralph's group. Piggy had the virtue of loyalty to Ralph by not leaving his tribe to join Jack's tribe. Piggy definitely had patience i.e., he could watch the littluns and wait for food to be given to him. Piggy showed pride about his spectacles i.e., him being the only one to have then when he was little.(pg. ) He also didn't seem ashamed having asthma. Piggy had the most modesty of all the tribe, he was the most well behaved. Justice, Piggy treated people the way they were supposed to be treated. Even though they didn't treat him the way he was suppose to be treated. And integrity Piggy loved to tell the others what he knew, it's just no one listened, they all thought he was a pusillanimous because of his looks and physical status.

He overanalyzes the situation and gets worried. This is shown in the text when he asks the fair boy “Aren’t there any grownups at all” (Golding 8) and the fair boy replies, “I don’t think so”(Golding 8). This shows superego because he is the only boy on the island who feels the need for adult supervision and Social order. He cannot withstand the fact that there is no hierarchy and a conduct code. Superego essentially means the “Moral” part of the mind. His value for discipline and morals is so high that it calls for him to behave in this way. This is important in the duration of the story because in every society or group no matter how small or how large, it is essential to have a leading or parental figure so there can be moral values, proper social actions, and orderly lifestyle. Thus we can see that the author, William Golding, uses Piggy as a fantastic example of the effects of superego to keep social order.

Ralph and Jack are very different leaders in many different ways regarding themselves as people and as leaders on the island. Both leaders display very different versions of a human act in this book. Ralph is a person who acts more with ego, which is the most controlled part of human actions like being more civilized and organized with decisions regarding the island. He does this by assigning different roles to the littluns like the ones that are responsible for shelter, the hunters, and fire keepers. Jack, on the other hand, acts more with the ID, the animal part of a human, with his decisions as a leader. Jack favors, food over the shelter, which is the total opposite of Ralph, in fact, that is what he promises his people when the split of the two “tribes”. He told all the littluns that he promises feasts of meat every night and a lot of fun. In chapter five of Lord of the Flies gives a great idea of how Ralph is like as a leader. When he calls the littluns with the conch shell and has to remind the littluns about the rules he says, “‘The rules!’ shouted Ralph. ‘You’re breaking the rules!’” (Golding 108). In this event, Piggy was holding the conch and the others weren’t respecting

When Jack slaps Piggy and purposely breaks his glasses, Ralph calls it "A dirty trick." (p. 76) This shows Jack's selfishness and his failure to respect other people, while at the same time Ralph's concern is understand others. Ralph manages to treat each boy equally with his own form of control while Jack treats the boys, especially Piggy lower. After hunting, the group sits down to eat and Jack gives everyone a share except for Piggy. When Piggy asks for some, Jack says, "You didn't hunt." (p. 78) Neither Ralph or many of the littluns hunted but they still got their portion of meat. This was only being directed to Piggy. Jack's behavior towards Piggy shows that he is unable to understand other people. A good leader would have taken care of all his/her group. Ralph understands that he must treat everyone equal or he will not be respected and is a better leader than Jack because of this knowledge.

Jack has been known as the antagonist in this book, and finally lets his id take over because he does not have anyone guiding him. Due to him not having a “Piggy” of his own, he does not have anything keeping his conscience holding away his

Secondly, Ralph is not only a rational leader but also a moral person, who cleverly keeps the fairness in his group. “Ralph, looking more understanding at Piggy, saw that he was hurt and crushed. He hovered between the two courses of apology or further insult ‘Better Piggy than Fatty” (25). Ralph is sincere and considerate for other people. He apparently understand their feeling and particularly shows his sympathy for Piggy. Ralph is sensible enough to realize that everyone deserves to be respected. He believes no one should have to put up with being tormented. Ralph gently gains others’ support by treating them equally, showing his compassion and ability to empathize with them. Opposite to Ralph, Jack is immoral, violent and condescending. “He’s going to beat Wilfred” (159). He does not care or understand the natural equality of

Piggy urges Ralph to use what power he has left by calling a meeting: “’What’s grown-ups going to say?’ cried Piggy again…The sound of mock hunting, hysterical laughter, and real terror came from the beach. ‘Blow the conch, Ralph...You got to be tough now. Make ‘em do what you want.’ Ralph answered in the cautious voice of one who rehearses a theorem. ‘If I blow the conch and they don’t come back; then we’ve had it. We shan’t keep the fire going. We’ll be like animals. We’ll never be rescued.’” In this situation, Piggy is still worried about the punishment of his previous life. He is the closest thing to an adult on the island, and Ralph is the only one who advocates listening to him, illustrating Ralph’s connection to the rules of traditional civilization, which the other boys despise and want to escape through the island. After showing blatant disregard to their “chief’s” rules, they decide to escape the constraints of Ralph’s assemblies and embrace their inner savagery with Jack. Piggy urges Ralph to blow the conch, the symbol of his power throughout the book, but Ralph understands that his form of leadership is becoming the less desirable option to the boys: if he calls an assembly and the other boys do not respond, its power, and his civilization, will have completely disintegrated. Ralph constantly emphasizes their responsibilities on the island—specifically, tending to the signal fire.

I am going to start by talking about is the Id. The Id is our instinctual part of our personality that we have at the start of birth. The Id only seeks pleasure and acts on impulse (Rathus 397). Jack best fits as the the Id. His primitive instincts kick in and he becomes a savage and has a thirst for power. The first

id. Superego tries to please the id by using reasoning and empathy. (McLeod) Piggy shows this because he thinks things through and comes up with ideas that no one else has thought of. When Piggy finds the conch shell and comes up with the idea to blow into the conch and call the others he is showing superego (Golding). This is because he is being logical.