In Lord of the Flies Piggy is a character who is used by Golding to represent the rational world. He is an overweight (therefore seen as unequal), intelligent and a talkative boy. He is looked down upon by the other boys, due to his looks and class. He is used in the book to represent democracy and civilization, and is often seen being bullied by Jack and his tribe who represent savagery. Although he has a lot of good ideas, he is ignored most of the time. He is seen as annoying by the other boys. In Lord of the Flies Golding portrays the theme of civilisation vs savagery, using predominantly Piggy and Jack. Piggy representing civilization is often shunned and not listened to and respected, which Golding does to reinforce his opinion on man’s …show more content…
He complains constantly about the boy's behaviour such as when he says “What are we? Humans? Or animals? Or savages? What’s grownups going to think. This quote also shows how Piggy is still concerned about his behaviour and tries not to slip into savagery like the other boys, which shows his maturity and intelligence, and also questions the idea that you need to be of an upper class background to be smart, and only the rich are civilised. Despite the fact that Piggy has a lot of good ideas, he rarely tries to help the group, whether it’s with making shelters or tending to the fire. He is a very lazy character, which makes him somewhat dislikeable and useless. He is seen constantly trying to stop the boy’s from misbehaving and do something useful to help them survive even though he contributes nothing himself, which makes him hypocritical. He is not very useful in terms of helping others and physically demanding jobs, which makes him a nuisance to the other boys, a hindrance who only complains and never contributes to the overall