Roald Dahl’s fictional short story “Pig” is a caricature of society’s vicious sabotage of its members; the idealistic Lexington and many other characters in this satire have their lives destroyed by their corporate handlers and authorities for profit and personal gain. When Lexington meets with Mr. Zuckermann to receive his inheritance, he is utterly cheated: “‘I(Mr. Zuckermann) shall have to deduct fifty percent for my services…’” Lexington is thus swindled by the system, which benefits and is enforced by Mr. Zuckermann and his associates. Consider also the shooting and murder of Lexington’s parents by the cops, “for which the three policemen subsequently received citations.” In this case, the authorities, who supposedly are to keep the