Similarities Between Jack And Piggy In Lord Of The Flies

Jack kills Piggy and breaks the conch “The breaking of the conch and the deaths of Piggy and

Simon has a heightened perception, even more so than Piggy. Simon is unique because he can actually hear the voice of the beast. He realizes that the beast is not something one can kill because it 's inside the boys. Simon is seen as a Christ figure. He gives up his own life in an attempt to tell the rest of the boys about the beast. Jack wants to take control over the whole society. Jack is the leading support of anarchy on the island. Jack is the leader of the savage tribe which hunts the pigs. Opposed to Ralph and Piggy on almost all matters, Jack represents the identification of one 's personality— he supports the notion that one 's desires are most important and should be followed, regardless of reason or morals. Jack is the kind of person that is believed everyone would eventually become if left alone to set one 's own standards and live the way one naturally wanted. In this novel it is believed that the natural state of humans is disordered and that man is inherently evil. When reason is abandoned, only the strong survive. Jack personifies this idea perfectly.

The character Piggy in William Golding's novel Lord of the Flies serves as the intellectual balance to the emotional leaders of a group of shipwrecked British boys. Ironically, their new society values physical qualities over intellectual attributes whereas it is the rational actions that will lead to their survival. Piggy's actions and the reactions from his fellow survivors foreshadow his eventual death. Lord of the Flies is overflowing with creative

for Ralph to act out. "We can use this (the conch) to call the others.

“Wilbur Wanted Love,” Just Like Piggy… Ronald D. Laing had once said, “Alienation as our present destiny is achieved only by outrageous violence perpetrated by human beings on human beings.” This statement declares that being alienated is only a result from being violent with others, thus creating hatred and savagery among people trying to be true to themselves. This quote relates to one of the novels written by William Golding. In the novel, Lord of the Flies, a character known as “Piggy” is alienated from the rest of the characters for his superior intelligence, physical appearance, and his endurable capabilities.

In the very first chapter of the book, he starts to make fun of Piggy to make other laugh. He says, “You’re talking too much, shut up, Fatty” (Golding 27). This can be interpreted as him making fun of the flaws of others to cover his own. Jack’s personality remains consistent in the first few chapters. This is because Jack’s physiological needs are satisfied. He feeds on meat and fruit, has sufficient water, a cozy, warm fire, and shelters to keep safe in. However as the Lord of the Flies continues, the reader is able to see Jack’s behavior worsen as his demand for love, belongingness and esteem grow. Jack wants to be interesting enough to attract the attention of others. He desires to establish personal achievement, self-respect, and status, but cannot strive for these elements without receiving respect and affection from others. He hunts because he feels in unison with a group of people, helping him sense feelings of inclusion, respect and appreciation. Jack lies to the boys about the beastie because he wants the boys to trust him and be friends with him. He tries to lure the boys onto his side by saying things like “Bollocks to the rules! We’re strong—we hunt! If there’s a beast, we’ll hunt it down! We’ll close in and beat and beat and beat—!” (Golding

Imagine the many dangers of being stranded on a desolate island. There is a chance of starvation, severe sunburn or sicknesses, and strange animals. The idea of being a danger to yourself does not usually cross a person's mind when thinking about this unimaginable situation. Being in such horrible conditions would make anyone start to go a little crazy, especially if they were young and immature. The little boys in Lord of The Flies show the true nature in humanity when times become desperate and cut throat. The main topic of this essay is to focus on similarities and differences of how two groups of boys, Piggy & Ralph and Jack & Roger, behave when they become stranded on an island and how they act to survive.

In contrast, Jack represents the selfishness of the individual and the desire to have fun without regard for safety or the consequences to the group of not being rescued. All the boys have been raised in a society that has taught them right from wrong. Ralph and Piggy are attempting to maintain a sense of order and provide some of the elements of security for the group. Jack and the other boys that follow him are only participating actively in the hunt, and the pursuit of their own interests. In either circumstance, the boys involved are making a conscious choice. They are aware of their actions and although they may not fully understand the repercussions, they do understand that they are not following the direction given by their chosen

He often compares Piggy to pigs and tells everyone how irrelevant and silly he is. When Piggy gets the conch and tells how he has a right to speak just like everyone, Jack shuts him up with rude comments about his intelligence and appearance. As a result, he punches Piggy leading to the fall and break of his glasses. ‘You would, would you? Fatty! … He went crouching and feeling over the rocks but Simon, who got there first, found them for him. Passions beat about Simon on the mountaintop with awful wings.” [Page: 75] Jack snatches the conch from Piggy and starts to talk about his own ideas and opinions to the assembly. When Piggy finds Ralph alone, he explains how he thinks Jack doesn’t like him. He says how he spends most of his time thinking about it. As Jack respects Ralph and his ideas as a chief, he won’t hurt him. They also understand each other and appreciate their ideas and help. However, certain times, Jack hates Ralph too when he listens to Piggy’s ideas and try to follow according to it. Once if Ralph is out of Jack’s way, the next person he will want to kill is Piggy. “He [Jack] hates me. I dunno why. If he could do what he wanted-you’re all right, he respects you. Besides-you’d hit him…. ‘I been in bed so much I

Piggy has an external conflict with jack in the novel. Jack is bully’s piggy; therefore, piggy has a controversy standing up for something’s he would like to say. For example, piggy states “ I

so he knows how to lead but although he has the confidence to lead he

Piggy's intelligence is unmatched by anyone on the island. The kids are panicking because they have just seen the beast and no one can light the fire, aside from Piggy who remains calm. “We've got no fire. That thing sits up there-we'll have to stay here,” (29) Ralph says grievously. Piggy stays calm and is the one who actually takes time to think about the situation. He suggests to move the fire down next to the campsite which Ralph agrees with. Later when Jack leaves, Ralph does not know what to do and turns to Piggy and asks, "Piggy, what are we going to do?"(139). Ralph looks to Piggy when he is uncertain or hesitant for guidance. He knows that Piggy can think and trusts his decisions. Jack is fighting Ralph when Piggy says, “ Ralph-- remember what we came for. The fire. My specs” (177). Piggy reminds Ralph of the real importance of what their doing and to not get side tract with Jack. Piggy knows what needs to happen in order for him and everyone to survive. He is one of, if not the only, boy on the island who can make a truly intelligent decision.

Jack was one whose personality caused the civilization to come tumbling down. When we first discover the boys on the island and get a mere glimpse of their personalities, it is quite apparent that Jack is going to be one who is power-hungry. He already has a group of followers, the choirboys, of whom he has the utmost power over. He has a very controlling personality that cannot be subsided by the obstacles that are shown in the novel. Jack suffers from wanting to be the best. When he is not chosen as the chief and supreme ruler in the very beginning, it is proven that he will find a way to claw up to the top and take the spot that in his opinion is his right. Jack has quite a reckless personality, and will risk all to be standing alone at the top as king or leader. Jack is also guilty of envy, which goes hand in hand with power. He is envious of everything that Ralph has. Ralph is the chief, and has much common sense. Jack senses this and is jealous of the fact that Ralph can command attention and a following that easily. I also believe, when reflecting back, that Jack is in a sense jealous of Piggy, without being aware of it. Piggy is the complete intellect on the island. While Jack is quite smart, he certainly is not as gifted as Piggy. Piggy can interpret any situation and be the lone voice of knowledge of the masses. Jack not only gets jealous

When they first arrive at the island, Jack and the rest of the boys wears the same mask of innocence as every other human being, but it soon begins to slip. Throughout a massacre of pigs, Jack and the other boys releases their animal nature. Initially, the boys try to set up an island society that mimics the English society, with discipline and authority. The behavior of the boys is the same as they showed at school back home, but the need to be the survival of the fittest pushes the boys’ past their humanized nature. The children want to have familiar rules. Piggy says, “We’ll have rules!” he cried excitedly. “Lots of rules! Then when anyone breaks ‘em--” (Golding 25). Everyone follows the rules in the beginning, hoping that it will lead their rescue. But when their hopes dwindle, they soon fall out of order, becoming two independent and opposed groups. To become superior to the others, Jack kills pigs and humans and earns the place of a tribe leader. His actions show that humans act to

Jack is a picky, mean, and bossy leader that doesn’t care about everyone, but only cares for some people and himself. Jack picks out the people he doesn’t like. He doesn’t care about Piggy because he’s probably really