Lord of the flies character an
Lord of the flies character anLord of the Flies Character Analysis of Piggy
Lord of the Flies With evil lurking around every corner, it became harder and
harder to find a good soul on the mysterious island. In William Golding's Lord
of the Flies that one good soul was found in Piggy. He wasn't violent and he
was one of the only boys who tried to keep all of the other children civil by
mimicking adults. Although Piggy had physical limitations that some say
"prevented" Piggy from joining the other boys in savagery; he never
possessed and evil spirit like Jack, Roger, and Ralph. "Shove a palm trunk
under that and if an enemy came - look!" Jack noticed these things such as
places to build forts, and weapons that can be made. While Piggy's main
interests were in building shelters to be protected, and a sundial to know what
time it was. There are may other things that Piggy did to attempt to bring order
to the island just like a grown-up. When Jack was busy hunting pigs and
dancing about in the blood that engulfed him, Piggy just wanted people to
listen to him. He yearned for someone to listen to his ideas without asking
questions: when he suggested moving the fire to the beach, he just wanted a
ship passing by to see them. Piggy mimicked adults, he did not run about in a
savage nature, he was good. Being the only boy that wasn't violent, shows
how diverse Piggy was from the other boys on the island. "I got the conch I tell
you" Piggy screamed in attempt to gain the boys' lost attention, "I tell you I got the conch." Good finally prevailed and Piggy gained the boys' attention. Never once did Piggy resort to violence, even when his glasses were stolen, he
proved he was above...
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