Piggy's Allegory

"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)

“We have lots of assemblies. Everybody enjoys speaking and being together. We decide things. But they don’t get done” (85).

Allegory is when a writer extends symbolism to every part of a story to communicate a secondary meaning that parallels the literal meaning. A common example of allegory is “The Tortoise and the Hare.” On its surface, this is a story about a tortoise that, unexpectedly, beats a hare in a footrace, but the underlying message is that those who devote their attention to cultivating a skill surpass those who are born with natural talents. Allegory has been used for a variety purposes, but among the most common is pointing out and critiquing the flaws of society. Any metaphor that is extended throughout an entire story to communicate a meaning that is separate from the literal is allegory.

An outsider is a person who is rejected by others due to being unusual or peculiar. Often that people who are outcast are ostracized and shunned. William Golding’s Lord of the Flies is a novel about how young boys unattended on an island become savage and corrupt as they try to get back home. The novel explores the details of Piggy, one of the major characters, who is very different from the rest of the boys. Annoying and whiny, he is eventually ostracized by most of the other boys who think he is an unnecessary burden to their survival. Piggy is often bullied and made fun of for his obese body and intelligence. There are an abundance of adjectives that can be used to describe Piggy, but the one word that fits Piggy the most is outsider.

Allegories are used for many reasons, such as debating about politics, or create moral meanings, but what intrigues me is that authors are able to express their ideas on controversies that have happened in the past with their own stories, simultaneously giving it a better context to the story, and give a peek of how it would feel if the reader was in the situation, just with an allegory.

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

An allegory is something that can be interpreted to reveal a hidden message, or meaning. Nathan was sent over to the Congo from the West to do missionary work, along with his family. What Nathan doesn’t know is that everything that he does in the Congo, of which he did back in the West, is doing more harm in Africa than good. For example, Nathan makes the people at the Congo feel isolated when in reality he should be helping them. Also, Nathan tries to force the people of what is religiously right. He takes some kids into the river to be baptised, only to end up having them get attacked by alligators. He is basically unaware to the fact that Congo is doing worse with his help. I do agree with Kingsolver's conclusion that everyone is complicit because everyone in The Poisonwood Bible is very self-centered, and they all followed Nathan. While Nathan was in the Congo, his acts were not smart or helpful, and the results were disastrous. The rest of the Price family had to follow him, and do as he said because he was very controlling. Because of Nathan’s missions, it made the whole Price family viewed as responsible for all of the negative outcomes in the

Lennie from Of Mice and Men and Piggy from Lord of the Flies, both illustrate the theme that some individuals may appear incompetent but actually are very competent. In both of the novels, the boys’ assets are doubted. For Piggy, he is useful for rational thinking but that is overpowered by his weak ability. With that being said, his rational thought is benefitted for the group. For example, on page 25 to 26, Golding depicts Piggy to be perceived as weaker to the boys when it came to deciding who would go on the trip to find more boys.

Throughout William Golding's Lord of the Flies, three major events occurred that directly contributed to the breakup of the civilized society the boys originally planned. The signal fire that Jack let out in favour of hunting, the dead parachutist arriving on the island, and Piggy’s death. The societal collapse in Lord of the Flies occurred due to these events which symbolizes the main themes of the book which are civilization vs savagery, irrational fear, evil nature, the loss of innocence, and the fundamental flaws in humanity. These disintegration of civilization occurred due to the pressure of the “beast” that resides in all of humanity and the three events which leads the reader to the grim and bloody ending of the book. The animosity

These years are going to be forever known as the years with Trump—the years of oppression, ruin of society, etc. some might say. William Golding, taking his older counterpart of this, is an author who uses a wide array of symbols in an attempt to demonstrate human nature and its contrast to society. In his speculative fiction novel, The Lord of the Flies, William Golding designs an indignant Piggy with an aptitude for reasoning and a being that’s disapproved of. Most importantly, Piggy is a sharp English child and an undeviating (former)member of society.

The group of young boys escalate quickly and show many signs of savagery and the loss of morals, one of these signs is physical abuse. On their hunt for survival, the boys have no order and are separated into two groups. The boys even those, of strong will, are on the verge of or have already lost their sense of humanity. Piggy has just been killed and the only semi-sane boy left is Ralph, who is being attacked by Roger brutally. “Viciously, with the full intention, he hurled his spear at Ralph.

I agree with allegory presupposes that there is distinction between appearances and reality because people never trying to know reality. Most people have their two sides, one side to show and another side who they are in reality. Sometime people get conclusion by seeing people outer look without knowing who is he or she. Sometimes people do not want to accept the truth because truth is always bitter. In the “The Allegory of the Cave” it explain that how prisoners thought about outside world. If they know the truth about outside world, they will never able to believe it because they are staying inside cave and just able to see their shadow.

In the novel Lord of the Flies, religious allegory is used the entire time throughout the novel. Golding uses subtle comparisons of Christian idealogy throughout the novel, such as the island being the Graden of Eden, the beast being the devil, and Simon being a christ figure. Religius allegory such as stated is included for a number of reasons. Goulding would attempt to include this in his novel to demonstrate the concept of good versus evil, and how far the goodness in himanity when behavior limitations are taken away, such as when the limitation in the garden of eden was the tree of knowledge, and humanity was taken away once they disobeyed their morals. Allegory can be used as strong visual imagery that helps the reader understand in a

Political allegory is very prevalent throughout the book. In the beginning of the book, when the Ralph and Piggy find the

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