Piggy's Hobby In Lord Of The Flies

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Williams Golding’s novel, The Lord of the Flies, tells the story of a group of young boys who crash on an island. Imagine paradise, a beautiful beach, a lush jungle, no adults, no rules, and no responsibilities. After crashing, one of the boys, Piggy, meets Ralph, the story’s protagonist. The two decide to call a meeting of the boys on the island, where they all discuss who will be the “chief” of the group. The candidates are Ralph, charismatic, organized, and confident, and Jack, who is popular due to his prior relationships with other boys on the island. Though Jack thinks he has the votes, Ralph ends up winning. Jack searches for another position, and Ralph gladly hands him the job of hunting food for the group. Ralph, who is very influential, …show more content…

This is because humans have no sense of order, rules, or government to keep them in check. The situation in which the boys were put on the island is similar, with no regulations or other methods of solving problems. While examining Jack’s hunting hobby, one can see how it would be easy to resort back to the primal instinct of violence. Piggy’s habit of wiping his glasses represents how easy it is to respond to pressure through anxiety and nervousness. Throughout the book, we see countless examples of how Piggy wipes his glasses when he is anxious, most notably on page 101, when one of the boys says he saw the beast. Golding illustrates, “Piggy took off his damaged glasses and cleaned the remaining lens.” In this situation, one would become anxious if they thought that they saw something scary like a supposed “beast,” but for Piggy, it is a little bit more than a little bit of worry here and there. In Lord of the Flies, the boys are put through a very stressful situation, and it only becomes more tense when they start turning against one another. Throughout the book, one of the constants in Piggy’s life is his own

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