Piggy And Peeta Character Analysis

Piggy and Peeta are both important characters in their respective stories, Piggy was Ralph’s sidekick, helping Ralph make decisions and giving smart ideas, and Peeta being Katniss’ sidekick who wins The Hunger Games with Katniss. Both Piggy and Peeta have their similarities, but they also have their differences. The first similarity that Piggy and Peeta share is that they both share a talent that is overlooked by others. Peeta is shown to have a talent of throwing things, which is overlooked by everyone, while Piggy has his intellect and good ideas, which no one realizes. The other similarity is how Piggy and Peeta both have a liking for their main character from the beginning, but Ralph or Katniss do not feel the same. This happens at the

In The Hunger Games, Katniss is not shown to be very interested with Peeta at the beginning of the movie, but by the end, Katniss has grown to like him, and does not mind being his “star-crossed lover”. These similarities show the authors’ intent in showing that with humans, the one that more presence will ultimately become leader, no matter how bad their ideas might be, and that humans tend to write off people by looks, without knowing anything about them. Even though Piggy and Peeta mostly have their similarities, they also have several differences, as well. The first being that Peeta actually has strength, compared to Piggy who is weak. This is shown with Peeta being able to throw things over his head very well, while on the other hand, Piggy complains about his asthma, and barely ever contributes. The next difference is what Piggy and Peeta do in response to savagery. In Lord of the Flies, Piggy never returns to the savage ways like Jack, but stays by Ralphs side and helps him to make decisions. Interestingly, in The Hunger Games, Peeta originally betrays Katniss for the rich districts’ tributes, and tries to help them find Katniss, so they can kill