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Lord Of The Flies Piggy Analysis

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Salvador Dali once said, “Intelligence without ambition is a bird without wings. Piggy was the most intelligent kid on the island, but he didn’t strive to be a leader and that prevented him from becoming stronger and an influencer to others. “In lord of the flies, piggy expresses the theme of savage vs. civilization by always being against everyone who had become savage. Piggy also expresses that power is necessary because he kept control of his own mind while everyone went wild when searching for power and piggy didn’t. Piggy also expresses the individual as selfish when he kept all his ideas to himself for protection. Golding uses piggy to express the theme of savage vs. civilization, power is necessary, and the individual as selfish. Golding …show more content…

Golding uses piggy to express the theme of power is necessary. Power is key in Lord of the Flies. The whole book is about little kids trying to survive in the wild. They are trying to establish a leadership system, but it was difficult due to different points of view trying to lead. Pn page 17 we read, “The conch was silent, a gleaming tusk; Ralph 's face was dark with breathlessness and the air over the island was full of bird-clamor and echoes ringing. "I bet you can hear that for miles." Ralph found his breath and blew a series of short blasts. Piggy exclaimed: "There 's one!" A child had appeared among the palms, about a hundred yards along the beach.” This was the first time the conch showed power provided by Ralph. The conch led children to go to Ralph. Ralph was later on the made leader by the children who voted for him instead of Jack. At first things went good but eventually, Jack got the power he didn’t deserve and he led the boys to do things they shouldn 't. They murdered a mom pig with her piglets. Power isn’t about who is stronger or braver it is about who it the smartest bout the power they have. Jack wasn’t smart about his power, but piggy who didn’t have power was smart and usually got the boy out of situations. Ralph was a good leader, but he depended on piggy too much for ideas. In times of despair, Ralph actually managed to control the boys. If he didn’t waste his whole time trying to prove he was better than Jack, he would have made a pretty good …show more content…

Golding uses piggy to express the theme the individual as selfish. Throughout the whole story, piggy was the outcast. No one liked him because he was mature and had the brains. All everyone cared about was having fun and breaking rules. Piggy was bullied all the time, because of his physical appearance. On page 42 it says, “[Piggy] got the conch-“ Jake turned around fiercely. “You shut up!” This showed how people weren’t drawn to him and therefore didn’t care what he said. For this reason piggy, in a way, became selfish. Piggy no doubt was the smartest and had the best ideas, but he would keep his ideas to himself in fear that if he ever said anything he would get hit or made fun of. On page 93 we read, “I’m scared of him,’ said Piggy, ‘and that’s why I know him. If you’re scared of someone you hate him but you can’t stop thinking about him...I tell you what. He hates you too, Ralph-’” Piggy expresses his fear for Jack. Continuing on page 93, “He can’t hurt [Ralph]: but if you stand out of the way he’d hurt the next thing. And that’s [Piggy].” Piggy is going on too say that Ralph could be the only leader, because Jack hates him, but he can’t do anything about it. If piggy were to speak up he would get beat. Piggy lives in fear of Jack knowing if he ever speaking up he could get hurt. Piggy stays quiet and selfish to protect

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