Piggy Lord Of The Flies Quote Analysis

a metaphor for the boy’s clouded sense of organization. While Piggy’s sense of hopelessness makes the young boy’s dialogue seem pointless, throughout the plot, Piggy displays an important motif of order with the discovery of the conch . “Piggy paused for a breath and stroked the glistening thing that lay in Ralph’s hands… We can use this to call the others. Have a meeting” (16). The introduction to the use of the conch as a metaphor for order proves clear when the boys use the shell to call a meeting to order. As the ultimate symbol of an ideal democracy, Piggy’s action, and reverence towards the conch correspond with the importance of order in society. When the group of boys display the concept of savagery through the overall reaction towards

Although more blatantly displayed towards the end of Lord of the Flies, Jack’s reliance on personal beliefs foreshadows the impending downfall of the boy’s order. When first met with the news of the group’s imminent solitude, Jack responds by saying, “Aren’t there any grownups? Then we’ll have to look after ourselves,” proving that the idea of self proclaimed power may have even appeared exciting” (21). Ralph’s introduction to Jack, indirectly characterizes Jack. When first introduced, adorned in a golden badged choir boy cap, Jack sizes up the stranded children “and peered into what to him was almost complete darkness” (20). Because of the archetypal diction used in this quote, an assumption arrises supporting the assertion of Jack as an antagonist. The archetypal references continue throughout the quote. Jack peering into darkness symbolizes ignorance towards the situation, and the negligence with which Jack will accept its importance. As a result of Jack’s negligence, the young dictator turns into a monster of instinct “and for a minute became less of a hunter than a furtive thing, ape like among the tangle of trees” (49).As opposed to Ralph’s previous perception of Jack, this description of “the new Jack” juxtaposes the choirmasters previous appearance. Here, the symbol of change in society corresponds to the physical change in Jack. The epithet “furtive