Lord Of The Flies Piggy Alienation Analysis

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Alienation and fragmentation are evident in the character, Piggy. He is one of the powerless boys and his fragmentation is mostly caused by Jack and he is alienated by almost all of the boys. An example of Piggy’s fragmentation is when, “... Jack smacked Piggy’s head. Piggy’s glasses flew off and tinkled on the rocks. Piggy cried out in terror: ‘My specs!’” (Golding 71). Piggy is broken inside when his glasses are broken because they are what he needs to be able to see. He has a connection to his glasses because without them he would be living in a blur. The alienation of Piggy can be seen when Jack tells him, “We don’t want you… Three’s enough” (Golding 24). Piggy was wanting to go with the boys to explore the island and Jack rudely told him