Piggy As The Outsider

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Golding portrays Piggy as the outsider to teach readers about the impact that logic and reason have and that they are necessary in order for a society and its inhabitants to thrive. Piggy’s advocacy for acting properly and civilly teaches readers that a people will become primitive when they do not act logically. Piggy’s expression of how logic is exchanged for desperation in times of war tells readers to be conscious of the motives behind the actions they are taking. Piggy’s role as an outsider while still having some effect on the boys shows readers that logic and reason can preserve morality, and lack thereof leads to chaos. Through the characterization of Piggy, Golding stresses that readers should put logic and reason at the forefront