Piggy's Allegory

Human’s innate behavior after the constraints and expectations of society disappear is the recurring theme centering the characters. William Golding’s Lord of the Flies uses the righteous Simon to highlight Jack and his evil role throughout the novel of savagery and civilization. The foil characters in Lord of the Flies exhibit the contrasting ideals and characteristics, the dissimilar symbolism of both characters, and the circumstances which lead both characters to follow one’s natural tendencies. To emphasize the message of Lord of the Flies, two young innocent boys will gradually begin to show their individualism.

The conch represents rules, leadership and power. Golding made the conch an important part in the book because that is what they ruled upon. Jack and Ralph use the conch to call a meeting and whoever held it during the meeting was the one allowed to speak. While holding the conch, they were the leader at that moment. It is quoted “The rock struck Piggy a glancing blow from chin to knee; the conch exploded into thousand white fragments and ceased to exist.” (page 181) After this period in the novel the group realized this was a turning point...there was no longer a leader. Everyone was free to do what they want and would not get in trouble for doing

Through symbolism, religious allusion, and imagery, William Golding in Lord of the Flies connects striving for power and evil to show that all men have the temptation of wanting to lead of follow power, no matter how evil or what the cost.

The fire represents civilization and Piggy’s symbolize trust. In a society, people needs a leader who is willing to collaborate, be productive, and can establish rules in order to survive, but everything soon backfires once the fire went out. As the fire goes out, Golding starts to develop a “beastie” that began to rise inside the boys’ which symbolize the boys’ savage behavior while living on the island (Golding 35). This interpret that in the beginning of the story, Jack was slightly unconfident in his hunting skills, but at the book progress, Jack become more vicious and ambition for power, which lead the “beast” started to grow inside of him. For instance, in Chapter one, Jack was hesitant to the kill the pig, but in Chapter Four, after jack and hunters had executed the pig, Jack started to sing, “Kill the pig. Cut her throat. Spill her blood” (Golding 69). This exemplifies how the “beast” had grown and become uncivilized, in addition, it foreshadows the boys will attack each other since Jack had finally slaughtered the pig, and which Piggy will be the first to die. The mask that Jack had put on had many things to do with Ralph as being a leader because Ralph is not being stern with his rules which persuade the boys’ to think that Ralph is gullible. Furthermore, when

“The rock struck Piggy a glancing from chin to knee; the conch exploded into a thousand white fragments and ceased to exist” (Pg.181).. On this line the author uses Piggy to show that order has collapsed because the conch shell is no more than a bunch of shattered pieces. If Piggy hadn’t died maybe Ralph wouldn’t go into hiding and then run away from Jack and run into the naval officer. Another moment was when the boys used Piggy’s specs to start the signal fire. If there was no signal fire than maybe Jack and Ralph wouldn’t start fighting each other and never be at the side where the naval officer was and would never be saved from that island. Although the author didn’t use Piggy to advance the story he would either use him directly or indirectly. While Piggy was abused often Golding did use him to advance the

To establish that there is a difference between “cruel” and “moral” characters, Golding uses archetypes to show drastic differences between characters. With Ralph used as the protagonist, representing the positive forces of humanity and Piggy used as a mentor to Ralph as a kind of brain trust, the two boys represent the positive forces of democracy, civilization, and especially in Piggy’s case, reason. Wielding the conch, a symbol of communication and community, Ralph and Piggy are shown in direct contrast to Jack’s tribe. With their painted bodies and their unruly hair, Jack and his tribe are meant to represent the absence of civilization, the

     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

For centuries, psychologists and psychoanalysts have studied humans in hopes of discovering a common link, a pattern per say, in what provokes their certain thoughts and actions. Many question certain values, morals, religion, even their brain chemistry, but nobody knows for certain. Sigmund Freud’s theory suggests that human actions/personalities derive from three parts of the human psyche; the id, ego and superego. William Golding analyzes this further in his novel, Lord of the Flies, which is about a large group of boys that crash-land on a deserted Island after fleeing a dangerous England in the times of WWII. These young boys are used to entertain the idea of savagery vs. civilization and how evil lies deep within us all. After

Decivilization has happened in many generations and time periods. Lord of the Flies portrays this topic very well in comparison to World War II events and today’s society.

Throughout the novel Lord Of The Flies, the boys on the island are continuously faced with numerous fears. Subsequently there is nothing on the island which they fear more than the beast. The beast is not a tangible object that can be killed or destroyed by conventional means, but an idea symbolizing the primal savage instincts within all people. Its Golding’s intention to illustrate the innate evil inside man through his view of human nature, the actions of the Jack and his tribe, and the relationship between the beast and the school boys.

In the novel Lord of The Flies, the author William Golding explains to the reader how fear, can change the human mind, as well as make someone do certain actions that may be harmful to others. Golding shows the main protagonists

Some speculate that the people who commit extremely appalling acts as adults were raised to commit these ghastly crimes, while others believe that everyone is born with an evil already inside of them. In William Golding’s psychological fiction Lord of the Flies, the idea of being born innately evil is recurrently alluded to. The novel is about a group of young British boys who crash land on a remote island. They are left with no laws to tell them what they can or cannot do, and are extremely frightened of a so called “Beast” that they expect lives on the island. In the Lord of the Flies, “The Beast” symbolizes the evil and devilish proclivity inside of all humans. Through the use of “The Beast”, William Golding illustrates how the novel is

In William Golding’s Lord of the Flies, which is set during World War II, English school boys, escaping war in England, crash on a deserted tropical island. From the protected environment of boarding school, the boys are suddenly thrust into a situation where they must fend for themselves. In order to survive, the boys copy their country’s rule for a civilized life by electing a leader, Ralph. He promises order, discipline, and rules for the boys so that they form a small civilized society. This civilized society does not last. Struggling with Jack who wants to be the leader and the boys’ fears of the unknown, Ralph is unable to maintain control, and the boys fulfill Golding’s perspective that human

Golding uses the characters from Lord of the Flies just as Shakespeare did to prove that man is turned to evil. The narrative illustrates a story about a group of British boys who get stranded on a deserted island without any adults. This lack of a stable society and presence of leadership forces the boys to create their own, and this works for the boys for a while. The boys turn themselves into savages and begin to do evil deeds which continue to get worse until they are rescued. In the time between their rescue, the society the boys create devolves and turns them into savages although this was not always the case. When the boys first arrived, Ralph, the fair haired boy, attempts to lead them in a civilized manner, but through the influence of Jack, many of the boys become evil. Jack mutants against Ralph saying, “ I'm not going to be a part of Ralph lot... I'm going off by myself. He can catch his own pigs. Anyone who wants to hunt when I do can come too,” (Golding 127) in saying this Jack has made most of the boys on the island betray their leader which proves both Jack and his followers to be evil. The society the boys created glorifies violence and death:“... the boys… found themselves eager to take part in this demented… society.” (Golding 152). Jack, the leader of the violent tribe, often takes his followers on gruesome hunts on which they graphicly disembowel the kill, and after the hunt, Jack leads a chant while the other boys stand

In Lord of the Flies, by William Golding, the most important symbols that help understand Piggy are the pigs on the island and his glasses. His glasses represent his intelligence and his ability to come up with creative ideas about how to survive. Piggy is the one who finds the conch and teaches Ralph how to use it. The pigs on the other hand share a very similar behavior as Piggy who is shy but crucial to the survival of the boys. Without the pigs, at the boys would starve out and without Piggy they wouldn’t even be together in one spot.