Lord of the Flies
In William Golding’s Lord of the Flies, several injustices take place. Piggy, Ralph, and the Littluns. Piggy is constantly mocked and exploited, no one listens to Ralph or shows him much respect, and the Littluns are ignored and taken advantage of. Throughout the novel, it is unambiguous that Piggy is treated unfairly and is mocked. All three of the selected injustices are in relation to Piggy’s glasses and how Jack treats Piggy. Early in the novel, Jack grabs Piggy's glasses right off of his face in order to start a fire.
Jack pointed suddenly. ‘His specs- use them as burning glasses!’ Piggy was surrounded before he could back away. ‘Here- Let me go!’ His voice rose to a shriek of terror as Jack snatched the glasses off his face. ‘My specs!’ howled Piggy. ‘Give me my specs!’ (Golding, 40)
This is an injustice because Piggy's glasses are torn off of his face and Jack had not even asked if he could use them for the fire. If Jack had simply asked Piggy for permission to use them, it was more than likely Piggy would have give them to him, as it was being used for something important. This quote also depicts how reliant Piggy is on his glasses. Without his glasses, Piggy can barely see, making him all the more susceptible and an easier target for Jack and the rest of the boys. Piggy knows this so he makes efforts to get his glasses back. Lighting a fire turned out to be a harder task than they boys had anticipated. The fire they made goes out quickly. As the boys talk amongst themselves trying to figure out what needs to be done now, Piggy tries to speak and Immediately Jack contemptuously tells him to be quiet. "' I got the conch. You let me speak!"' (Golding, 34). As soon as they landed on the island, rules were established. The first rule was that whoever has the conch may speak, and in such a short period of time Jack has already broken that rule. "The conch doesn't count on top of the mountain, so you shut up."'(Golding, 43) Jack seems to think he
Jack pointed suddenly. ‘His specs- use them as burning glasses!’ Piggy was surrounded before he could back away. ‘Here- Let me go!’ His voice rose to a shriek of terror as Jack snatched the glasses off his face. ‘My specs!’ howled Piggy. ‘Give me my specs!’ (Golding, 40)
This is an injustice because Piggy's glasses are torn off of his face and Jack had not even asked if he could use them for the fire. If Jack had simply asked Piggy for permission to use them, it was more than likely Piggy would have give them to him, as it was being used for something important. This quote also depicts how reliant Piggy is on his glasses. Without his glasses, Piggy can barely see, making him all the more susceptible and an easier target for Jack and the rest of the boys. Piggy knows this so he makes efforts to get his glasses back. Lighting a fire turned out to be a harder task than they boys had anticipated. The fire they made goes out quickly. As the boys talk amongst themselves trying to figure out what needs to be done now, Piggy tries to speak and Immediately Jack contemptuously tells him to be quiet. "' I got the conch. You let me speak!"' (Golding, 34). As soon as they landed on the island, rules were established. The first rule was that whoever has the conch may speak, and in such a short period of time Jack has already broken that rule. "The conch doesn't count on top of the mountain, so you shut up."'(Golding, 43) Jack seems to think he