Piggy Lord Of The Flies Character Analysis

Society is made up of outcasts with beautiful, creative ideas, and made up of idols who adhere to the status quo. The idea that society often marginalizes and rejects those with the brightest attributes is explored in William Golding’s novel Lord of the Flies. It is clear that Piggy is alienated from the start of the book and is often ignored. He’s not the only intelligent boy on the island as the reader gets a glimpse of Simon’s overlooked spiritual insight. This ignorance of his views lead total anarchy, which Ralph can correct with his democratic views. Without adult supervision and any sense of humanity, the boys on the island turn into savages, with the exception of Piggy, a gifted boy who sees through the barbarism of the group. Piggy is marginalized often in the group due to his appearance. He hesitantly reveals to Ralph that in his school back home he was known as “Piggy”, and would be satisfied “so long as they don’t call [him] what they used to call

However, his attributes are not recognized by the group at all in the book due to his denied murder. After the wrongful killing, Jack goes a far as to say that “[the beast] came-disguised”(Golding 124). He justifies his immoral actions by completely denying the existence of Simon.Simon Before his eventual downfall, Simone exhibited many spiritual virtues reminecent of Christ. He follows through with acts of kindness, he “found for [the littluns] the fruit they could not reach...[and] passed them back down to the endless, outstretched hands"(Golding 43). He is similar to Christ as a benevolent figure who helps those less fortunate. Simone is even seen after his death in a Christ-like fashion. His dead body was “[S]urrounded by a fringe of inquisitive bright creatures, itself a silver shape beneath the steadfast constellations”, similar to the Roman soldiers who carried Jesus’ body to his tomb after he was