Lord Of The Flies Character Analysis Piggy

Naomi Asemota (Hunter Character Analysis)
Out of all the boys Piggy is the most reasonable. From the start he already shows a higher sense of maturity than most of the other boys. Piggy says that “we might stay here till we die” the reader can tell that Piggy doesn’t have as much of a false sense of reality like the other boys. I say as much because just before this Piggy asks Ralph “when [his] dad will arrive. This shows that even though Piggy shows some level of maturity he is still young and that shows in his speech.
Piggy is also very intimidated by boys like Jack and Roger. For example, when Jack tells Piggy to shut up “Piggy [wilts]”and this shows that his confidence always seems to go down whenever boys like Jack are

around. But also Piggy can be daring at times. When Piggy gets fed up with the group “[he] takes the conch” and says what he has to say. This shows that while Piggy is easily intimidated he can still stand up for himself if he needs to.
I think that Piggy is one of my favorite characters in the story. I always seem to like the underdog but Piggy seems different from that. He is kind of like a caterpillar; he starts off fat and ugly but if the other boys gave him a chance he would blossom into a butterfly. He always has good ideas but the boys never bother to listen to him. He would make a great leader if the boys would just listen to him.
One flaw about Piggy however, is that despite his intelligence he seems to lack basic survival skills. He has the plan about building shelter but then doesn’t actually help with the construction process on account of his asthma. A leader needs to follow up with his plans and that is one thing that Piggy fails to do.
Another flaw that Piggy possesses is that he is too critical of the other boys. He writes everyone off as children and this makes the boys hate him even more. Piggy is smart but these flaws hold him back.