Piggy's Awkwardness

Everybody has some kind of side to them that they do not want anyone else to see. The best thinker in Lord of The Flies is Piggy because he like to break things down and find solution to the problems of their society, but his awkwardness causes him to need someone to back him up. In William Golding’s novel Lord of the Flies, the character of Piggy is overall a good person who wants to fit in, however he struggles with his own awkwardness, struggles to assist in the society, and struggles to have people understand him the way he wants them to.

In Lord of the Flies, Piggy struggles with his own awkwardness. Piggy says, “I said I didn’t care as long as they didn’t call me Piggy; an’ I said not to tell and then you went an’ said straight out-.”

Piggy was lying flat, looking down into the brilliant water. “People don’t help much.” (Golding, 54) This demonstrates that, despite Ralph's opinion, Piggy is unwilling to carry out his goals and ideas. He is aware that their society has come up with numerous solutions to stay alive on this island. Even though he is not contributing, he is becoming enraged with others who are not aiding in the implementation of those ideas. This demonstrates that Piggy enjoys coming up with ideas to survive on the island but is unwilling to contribute to them. Piggy says, “Acting like a crowd of kids.” (Golding, 38) It demonstrates how he feels that everyone should be mature about where they are at and that there should be a sense of order. He thinks that everyone should contribute to or play a part in their society. He is aware that in order for everyone to survive on the island, they must all come to terms with their new situation and behave as a bunch of responsible adults would. This shows his belief that everyone needs to be mature about their new life, but he does not tell them that they need to be helping out. He shares his idea about how everyone should be acting, but he does not help with getting people to act the way they