Piggy In Lord Of The Flies

In Lord of the Flies by William Golding a plane of young children wreck on an inhabited island that becomes their home. In order to maintain a standard of well living and clarity these boys decide to create a government to lead themselves in the direction of survival. The boy that should have been picked to be leader is Piggy, and in these next paragraphs you will understand why. First off, I am going to compare Piggy to Jack and Ralph. Piggy is Intellectual. Meaning he possesses the traits of being clever, academic, and educated. Piggy also has poor eyesight, a weight problem, and asthma. Second, Jack, one so eager to make rules and punish the other boys when they are broken. At the end of this reading Jack represented evil and violence. …show more content…
Piggy is the type of boy who is highly educated, a very logical thinker. He thinks of the how’s and why’s in a situation. From the minute the boys landed on the island he knew they weren’t going to be rescued soon when all the others believed they were. In that sense Piggy was already preparing himself for their stay on the island before the other boys were. Piggy also is the one who found the conch and came up with the rule of holding the conch to be able to speak. This is a great rule because when this rule is put into place people can’t talk over each other, which leads to things getting done faster. He also loves to help to get things accomplished. For example, when the boys went out to hunt for food nobody wanted to look after the “littuns” and Piggy spoke up and said he would watch them. He took leadership. Even though it might not be the greatest task or job he did it anyways. Piggy knowing of his physical vulnerability let the others hunt for the food. Last but not least, Piggy is very kind hearted. Throughout this book there is not any mean spirited actions come from Piggy. Even though he gets made fun of for wearing glasses, and having asthma and even being a little bit more pudgy from the rest. Piggy comes above the childish behavior making him the bigger person and more adult

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