Lord Of The Flies Piggy Analysis
Do you think Piggy would get made fun of if he was wasn’t so fat and short? He is the one with the most useful ideas and sees the correct ways for the boys to organize themselves, yet the other children on the island rarely listen to him and frequently abuse him. The reason why he gets bullied is because he is an unattractive fat kid that has no authority in his voice. The kids are just mean little people that do not have empathy and sympathy.
Piggy does not have the same appearance as everyone else on the island. He is a fat nerdy kid with a high pitch voice with no authority. In the beginning of the novel the main character Ralph takes him as a joke. For example “They use to call me piggy.” Ralph shrieked with laughter, he jumped up “Piggy!” “Piggy!” (p.11). In the novel instead of calling him by his real name the author William Golding decides to have the kids on the island named him piggy. This shows in the novel that piggy is different and stands out to everyone else on the island. …show more content…
For example, on page 75 the character Jack say’s “course there isn’t a beast in the forest. How could there be? What would a beast eat? Pig, we eat pig. Piggy!” This shows that everyone on the island thinks piggy is fat and is as big as a pig. Another example is in the beginning of the book the author describes piggy as “Shorter than the fair boy and very fat.”
Piggy might have the most useful ideas, but he does not have authority in his voice. Any time he tries to speak the other boys interrupt him. None of the kids ever listen to him because no matter what he says they don’t care. For instance, on page 81 Piggy says “I don’t believe in no ghosts” and Jack responds to him “who cares what you believe fatty!” This proves that no one cares what piggy says or
Piggy does not have the same appearance as everyone else on the island. He is a fat nerdy kid with a high pitch voice with no authority. In the beginning of the novel the main character Ralph takes him as a joke. For example “They use to call me piggy.” Ralph shrieked with laughter, he jumped up “Piggy!” “Piggy!” (p.11). In the novel instead of calling him by his real name the author William Golding decides to have the kids on the island named him piggy. This shows in the novel that piggy is different and stands out to everyone else on the island. …show more content…
For example, on page 75 the character Jack say’s “course there isn’t a beast in the forest. How could there be? What would a beast eat? Pig, we eat pig. Piggy!” This shows that everyone on the island thinks piggy is fat and is as big as a pig. Another example is in the beginning of the book the author describes piggy as “Shorter than the fair boy and very fat.”
Piggy might have the most useful ideas, but he does not have authority in his voice. Any time he tries to speak the other boys interrupt him. None of the kids ever listen to him because no matter what he says they don’t care. For instance, on page 81 Piggy says “I don’t believe in no ghosts” and Jack responds to him “who cares what you believe fatty!” This proves that no one cares what piggy says or