Piggy's Quotes

 "Piggy, for all his ludicrous body, had brains. Ralph was a specialist in thought now, and could recognize thought in another." Chapter 5, pg. 71. He is very easy to get beaten up by because of his asthma. '''He's not Fatty,'' cried Ralph, ''his real name's Piggy!''' pg. 29. 'A storm of laughter arose' pg. 29

Jack ordered that the boys put their head of the dead pig on a stick, but the boys follow him out of fear. Essentially, Ralph changes from leader to fugitive and Jack changes from choirboy to savage and leader.

The young boys are all alone and scared on the uninhabited island. They begin to get hungry, which means they will need to hunt. Jack gathers his group of followers and heads into the forest with weapons. They come across a sow who is

While Jack and his hunters started out as just choirboys, they become obsessed with violence and are driven to kill. In the beginning of the book, Jack hesitates and misses his chance to kill a trapped pig. Later on, as Jack and his newly formed tribe hunt in the forest, they discover a sow. Following the desperate chase after

The side supporting that Jack was responsible for the deaths of Piggy and Simon presented the better argument. Tristin, the attorney for Piggy and Simon, supported his case with additional examples from the text and interrogated more witnesses with a variety of issues. For instance, while Piggy and Simon’s attorney was questioning Jack, Tristin asked, “Why did you egg on the attack against Simon?”. Jack replied that he was not alone in the violence toward Simon, and many other boys participated in the murder. However, many of the witnesses stated that Jack was the first to show his savageness and ordered his followers around. Jack started the ritual that killed Simon and promoted the turmoil, boisterous partying, and sadism. Furthermore, some

The boys are arguing about what 's more important, meat or shelter. This argument is paramount to the boys because they had to choose between messing around and playing versus building a place to live and finding meat. This argument was included because it shows the difference in the style of civilizations between savagery and strategy. “Kill the pig. Cut her throat. Spill her blood” (Golding 82). This quote is used in various ways to celebrate and threaten. The quote was put in the novel to show human nature at its worst. The chant the boys use invokes a feeling of savagery. “Hasn 't anyone got any sense? We 've got to relight that fire. You never thought of that, Jack did you? Or don 't any of you want to be rescued?” (Golding 127) The boy who said the quote is named Piggy, and he is considered the voice of reason in the novel. Golding included this quote because it shows how hard one party is working to achieve rescue and get back to normal life, while the other party is neglecting the idea of rescue and rational thought.

Jack killing a pig is a scene in the novel where innocence is lost. After landing on the island, Jack went with the choir to find meat. He went up to pigs twice before he could bring himself to kill one. On page 74, the author writes, "The chant was audible but at that distance still wordless. Behind Jack walked the twins, carrying a great stake on their shoulders. The gutted carcass of a pig swung from the stake, swinging heavily as the twins toiled over the uneven ground…Kill the pig. Cut her throat. Spill her blood" (Golding 74). This passage displays how once Jack had slaughtered the pig, he showed his accomplishment to the boys and acted as if he was powerful with his new skill. Before killing a pig, there were two instances in which Jack told everyone he could kill but did not have the guts to take the life of a living animal. Taking a pig's life unleashed a side of Jack that none of his companions had seen before. The first kill was a trigger for Jacks lust for hunting and eventually his loss of innocence.

Piggy clearly requests Ralph not to reveal his nickname, but Ralph tells the other boys without his consent. Ralph does not stop the injustice shown towards Piggy or the humiliation he suffers. This reveals his ineffectiveness as a leader because he does not make decisions or take actions that are necessary for the wellbeing of everyone. Many more unfair incidents take place later on in the book that may have been avoided if Ralph realized the importance of Piggy earlier in the novel, before everything slipped out of his control. Furthermore, Ralph does not demonstrate concern for everyone’s safety. Piggy attempts to talk sense into the boys and make them realize their mistakes, however Ralph fails to take action when the boy with a mulberry-coloured birthmark disappears. His reply to Piggy’s question is “muttered [...] as if in shame”: “‘Perhaps he went back to the, the-’” (47). Ralph’s lack of empathy and initiative is clearly shown in this passage. By being unable to provide an explanation, Ralph proves that he does not view the disappearance of a young boy as a serious matter. He once again breaks the trust of the boys while they remain unaware of his unfair actions. Although a majority of the island’s inhabitants appear unconcerned, Ralph acts unjustly when he chooses to do the same. He does not take the responsibility to search for the boy with a mulberry-coloured birthmark. Instead, Ralph simply “muttered [...] as if in shame” and tries to

In chapter 4, Jack creates a strategic method to successfully hunt down the pig. This desire to kill the pig has distracted and prevented Jack from following Ralph’s orders. “Kill the pig. Cut her throat. Spill her blood.”

Piggy is able to reason and think things through in a logical, sensible way. For example, while the others want to play, Piggy realizes that the group needs a plan to survive. He attempts to explain to the group that shelters are the next logical step. Piggy tells the group, “How can you expect to be rescued if you don’t put first things first and act proper?” ( 45). Ralph acknowledges Piggy’s ability to think sensibly when Ralph finds himself alone, being hunted by Jack, and not knowing what to do. Ralph states, “There was no Piggy to talk sense.” (196). It is at this moment when Ralph truly realizes Piggy’s

C. Simon goes into the jungle by himself where the lord of the flies talks to him.

Simon gets fruit for the littluns who can’t reach it by themselves, another kind act only meant to help another. “He [Piggy] went crouching and feeling over the rocks but Simon, who got there first, found them for him” (71). When Jack hits Piggy and he loses his glasses, Simon is the one that picks them up for him. Simon knows that Piggy gets picked on and is disliked among most of the members of the tribe, but he helps him out anyways. Simon’s angelic nature is topped off with the fact that he has seizures.

Not only does Ralph search for realistic ways of satisfying the id’s demands, but he also thinks about things thoroughly and acts upon them. “‘Think.’ What was the sensible thing to do? There was no Piggy to talk sense. There was no solemn assembly for debate nor dignity of the conch”(196).

6. What defense does Jack offer for not killing the piglet? What does he promise? What was the real reason he didn’t kill the piglet?

Day 52: I am so proud of myself. I finally killed that darn pig. When we got to the fire on the hilltop, guess who was there, that Ralph. He got so mad then we let the fire go out. We just went to find a pig to eat. Simon didn't eat a piece, I threw a piece at him. I started yelling at all boys because I gave them food and they didn't eat. After I calmed down a bit, the hunting group started to reenact the killing of our pig. I slept good, my stomach was full. I was satisfied. - Jack