Piggy's Death In Lord Of The Flies Essay

Do even children have darkness in their mind? According to the book Ford of the Flies, the answer is yes. In this book, a group of boys are brought to an isolate island by an accident. The social pattern of the boys changes from initial civilization to savage. It is nevertheless true the it is darkness of human mind lead to this change. The victims of this change are certainly the supporters of civilization, such as Simon, Piggy and Ralph. Therefore, Piggy’s death is inevitable because he has no authority, he is the representative of wisdom among the savages, and he realizes the importance of the conch which was the symbol of civilization. Primarily, with plump appearance and serious asthma, Piggy has no authority among boys. As children, boys always use fighting to deal with some problems or determine their own position. Duo to have asthma, one of the breathing disease, and plump appearance, Piggy seems to have difficulty in doing physical work or fighting. Thus, it is obvious that Piggy has no authority even among little one. For example, at the beginning of the story, when Jack, Simon and Ralph decided to explore the island, Piggy was discriminated. “ Piggy stirred. ‘ I’ll come.’ Ralph turned to

It is obvious that when the civilization is engulfed by savage and irration, ration and wisdom will become pale and powerless. For Piggy, his spectacle represents wisdom. Meanwhile, with the same represent, intellectual, Piggy has the same destiny with his spectacle. At the beginning, “ His specs—use them as burning glasses!”(Golding, 50). Piggy’s specs were the only thing he had to benefit others. Later, after Jack stole his specs to make a fire, Piggy lost his value for the society: savage just requires brave and power instead of wisdom, so that Piggy died. Also, Piggy died for his specs. Thereby, it shows the insistence of Piggy on wisdom until his