Piggy as the Human Representative of Innocence The book Lord of the Flies introduces Piggy as the human representative of innocence. This concept is seen through his demeanor and actions, physical and mental description, and death at the end of the book. This plunges the story into the kid’s depravity; as the book shows, along with Piggy’s downfall, the children’s empathy falls apart. The boys lose all hope of being rescued after Piggy’s death, as they all turn to Ralph. This is also when we see Ralph give up hope on any sort of civility. Hence, why I believe Piggy is representative of innocence. Of course, Piggy shows a lot of innocence in his manner. When the boys wake up, right away Piggy shows his naive innocence when he tells Ralph his …show more content…
He proceeds to trust Ralph with an embarrassing nickname, only to be called it for the rest of his time on the island. This is a great example of his naive behavior that only increases throughout the book. The boys “recover a conch from the lagoon”. More than a plaything, the conch will become a means of communication, and ultimately a symbol of law and order.” (Friedman). For most of the boys at the beginning of the story, they also agree to the “rules” of the conch. But no one sticks to it until the end, like Piggy does. His usage of “ever so makes him sound somewhat effeminate.” (Evans). This makes him a very likely target for being picked on by the other boys, especially considering the book takes place during the World War 2 era. In the first chapter, he lets the others call him Piggy, to please the other boys. Piggy’s innocent intentions are laid out through his behavior, only speaking up when he feels it’s truly necessary. But the way the narrator and the other boys describe him isn't innocent. But how is he described throughout Lord of the Flies? Right away, the narrator introduces Piggy as “The fat boy stood by. I was the only boy in my school who has …show more content…
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