How Does Piggy Present The Savagery In Lord Of The Flies

Lord of the flies: From Civility to Savagery

Chaos out ways all order in a time of panic. When the plane crashes on the island, the group of

boys has no one to turn to for a sense of direction, all they have is themselves. Piggy, one of the

main characters, has asthma and is the most out-of-shape out of all of the boys, hence the

nickname Piggy. He also represents order and innocence in the group. He also is represented as

the "adult" of the group, because he is the most mature out of all of them. Because he is the

weakest in the group, he portrays order that has been weakend due to a down fall in society. He is

also smart, and uses his intelligence to maintain peace and order. For example, to start a fire, he

used the reflection

These glasses serve as not only a fire starter, but as a reminder of who they

were and the life they lived before the crash. It helps them keep in touch with their roots to insure

that their past didnt burn up in the plane. Piggy finds a conch on the island and teaches Ralph

how to use it. Piggy, because of his asthma, is unable to use the conch. The conch represents law.

Whenever someone blows into the conch, everyone stopped what they were doing to listen to

what they had to say. It was a way for them to distinguish the importance of what was said.

Piggy also needed civility in the group, so he made an effort in to learning everyone's name. He

believes that everyone should be treated like a person and be called by their proper name

(although we only know him as Piggy and not by his real name). In chapter 8 of the book, the

group splits up because of an argument between Jack and Ralph. In the beginning of the story,

Ralph made Jack the leader of the hunters, and now Jack wants to be the leader of the entire

group. Although Ralph has everyones best interest at heart, some of the boys (the hunters)