Piggy's Talk Analysis

In third novel The Lord of the Flies by William Golding the characters are all innocent when they first get to the island. They are some boys that are happy they don't have any adults and there are others who are not. Ralph is a character who shows innocence in the beginning of the novel when he tells everyone Piggy's nickname even though Piggy told him not to "he's not fatty. He's real name is Piggy!" (Golding). That quote shows how immature Ralph and the children are when they laugh at Piggy. Another example of the children's innocence is when Jack could not kill the piglet that was trapped in the vines "I was choosing a place. I was just waiting for a moment to decide where to stab him" (Golding). Jack not being able to kill the piglet

When Jack, Ralph, and Simon go on their expedition they come across a tied up piglet and decide to kill so as Ralph and Simon hold it down, Jack was supposed to slit its throat to let all the blood spill out, but, he paused and the piglet got away. The literal reason for Jack not killing the piglet is that he cannot deal with seeing the piglets blood flush out all over the ground. "There came a pause, a hiatus, the pig continued to scream and the creepers to jerk, and the blade continued to flash at the end of a bony arm" (Golding 31). The concept for why he could not is because of the enormity of the knife descending and cutting into living flesh; because he could not handle the blood. When the pig gets away, Jack says that he was just choosing a place, decide where to stab him, this foreshadows the death of something when Jack finds the place. This foreshadows that if Jack was in the moment of adrenaline and had a place he would kill something. The concept to why Jack could not kill the piglet is that a living animal or species should be killed.

Ralph never acknowledges that Piggy was the first to point out the conch shell and explained to Ralph what it was. Ralph, instead of giving credit to Piggy for the idea of the conch shell, blows through the conch and then takes charge. Ralph begins giving orders and proceeds to take on the role of chief. Ralph’s authority was made possible because “there was a stillness about Ralph as he sat that marked him out: there was his size, and attractive appearance; and most obscurely, yet most powerfully, there was the conch.” (22). The conch shell plays a big part in Ralph’s authority and order. His leadership skills, along with the conch by his side, is what made the other kids on the island listen and idolize him. Golding glorifies the power of Ralph and his conch shell in order to represent control, which is important to the ongoing order and regulation of the boys throughout their time on the island. Without the shell, there would be no order among the lives of the boys on the uninhabited island. In addition to Ralph promoting the power of the conch, Jack also agrees and emphasizes that in order to run a society, there must be a strong and rational set of rules that needs to be followed. When the boys made a fire with Piggy’s specs,

I chose a mirror to represent Ralph. When the boys hold an election for chief, Ralph is elected on the basis that he’s pretty. He confidently says “we want to be rescued, so we shall be rescued.” Ralph has charisma so this statement is just left unchallenged by the boys. He has no better idea about when they’ll be rescued than the rest of them! This logic is paperthin, and so is a mirror. It has no depth about what it shows. It shows everything superficially. Also, Ralph doesn’t have many original ideas. When he and Piggy find the conch, Piggy is the one who shows him how to use it as a trumpet. He also says so himself in Chapter 5, saying he can’t think, not like Piggy. As we know, Piggy represents ideas and knowledge, but he often doesn’t get listened

I don't believe in the beast of course.As Piggy says, life's scientific, but we don't know, do we?"- Page 67

Throughout the novel Piggy was known for his intelligence and civilized manner who gave wise decisions through the voice of Ralph. “He’s like Piggy. He says things like Piggy. He isn’t a proper chief” (Golding 126). Jack is noticing how Ralph is talking like Piggy, and how Piggy is feeding Ralph on things to say. Golding mentions Piggy’s specs, or glasses, indicating that they are a symbol of power. “They didn’t take the conch.’ ‘I know. They didn’t come for the conch. They came for something else. Ralph – what am I going to do?’ Far off along the bowstave of the beach, three figures trotted toward the castle rock… The chief led them, trotting steadily, exulting in his achievement. He was a chief now in truth; and he made stabbing motions

Humans have a way of dehumanize people who are different without even knowing it they can just casually calling people names or make fun of their physical appearance. While, Piggy and Ralph were walking and talking Ralph wanted to know what Piggy's name was. Piggy did not want to tell Ralph his name because he said he doesn't want to “ be called what they used to call in school” (11). The fact that Piggy does not want to tell us his name is because they have already belittle him by his physical appearance. After, that accident happened Ralph wanted Piggy to get the name of the rest of the guys that were on the island. Another reason, that shows that they have dehumanized Piggy is when the choir boys came out to where Piggy and Ralph were

Sigmund Freud, a very famous psychiatrist, created three different terms, id, ego and Super ego; super ego is the brain’s conscience. It also gives the brain the ability to do the right thing. Piggy, who is a character in Lord of the Flies constantly represents superego, always turning the other cheek and doing the right thing. Piggy is a perfect example of superego in Lord of the Flies written by William Golding.

Where would we be without acceptance in the world today? All of us would be living in a society where everyone was frightened of being different. Barbara Jordan’s quote, “We, as human beings, must be willing to accept people who are different from ourselves”, mirrors the thought that acceptance is crucial in today’s ever-changing world. The two pieces of text that will be analyzed and related to the aforementioned quote are Lord of the Flies, written by William Golding, and Texas vs. Johnson: Majority Opinion, which was written by Justice William Brennan. In the novel by William Golding, a group of schoolboys experience a plane crash and find themselves on an island in the middle of nowhere. Quickly, tensions soar as the dispute over power

While Piggy faces difficulties due to his looks, he also possesses strength because of his mind. His ability to come up with ideas keeps the society together and running. “‘Ralph!’ Ralph looked up. ‘We can use this to call the others. Have a meeting. They'll come when they hear

He wanted the rules to be enforced, mostly for himself, so he constantly reminded the others of the rules. The idea of the conch is a rule Piggy attempts to push throughout the novel. He uses the conch to speak his innovative ideas and to ridicule the boy's childish behavior. The conch serves as a safe haven in which he is able to speak without being shut down by others. However this idea mostly backfires as Jack usually interrupts saying "Shut up Fatty." (page 18)

There is a constant tension or conflict between good and evil in the world. At times evil appears to be so dominant and powerful that we may even think evil to be supreme. But, sooner or later the momentary supremacy of the evil gives way to the ultimate triumph of good. We often blame the society or the political system for the evils that are being perpetrated in the world. But a close analysis will tell us that it is not the political system or the society that is responsible for the evil, but some individuals within the society or in the political system that perpetrate evil. Therefore, it is the individual who needs to bring-forth the change in

The Lord Of The Flies by William Golding is a book about a plane full of boys crashing on an island. The boys are by themselves no adults so they have to survive on their own and establish their own government. Piggy is one of the first characters we meet as a boy with poor eyesight, a weight problem and asthma so the readers already like him even if no one else likes him. Piggy is the closest thing the boys have to an adult on the island. Throughout the story Piggy embraces the character traits of being intellectually intelligent, Mature and loyal.

Many things can influence one’s opinion, so that one can develop as a person. Some things are from others’ influences or a realization. People are always dynamic, because people change with their experiences. Even if someone is set in his or her ways, tracing back, there is a reason for it. Likewise, authors describe characters that show change to connect the story to real life. A change in a character makes that character dynamic, meaning they go through an inner change. On the other hand, static characters stay consistent and do not go through any inner change. Although in life there are never static people, authors add static characters to show the drastic changes a dynamic character goes through. Dynamic characters

A community can only thrive when there is a hierarchy to impose rules. In Lord of the Flies, by William Golding, a plane with a group of boys crashes on an uncharted island. The children are stranded without any adult supervision. The group attempts to form an organized society to stay alive and sane. As the novel progresses, they collectively struggle to keep order and they become savages. Golding 's message is that a society falls apart when rules are not enforced and there is a lack of respect for each other.