Piggy's Glasses In Lord Of The Flies By William Golding

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Piggy’s glasses is the second symbol in Lord of the Flies that represents intelligence; however, they are also very helpful for the boys’. Jack came up with an idea and said “ ‘his specs-use them as burning glasses!’ “ (Golding 40). Since
Piggy’s glasses are used to start the fire, the boys’ use them constantly throughout the novel. His glasses also represent intelligence, as Lord of the
Flies progresses the boys’ start to fight over them and then they get destroyed.
For example, William Golding writes, “Piggy’s glasses flew off and tinkled on the rocks” (Golding 71). Now Piggy’s glasses cease to exist which also leads to destruction. It leads to destruction because now they do not have a conch or anyone with intelligence in their

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