Piggy's Dishonesty In Lord Of The Flies

The moment I realized that Ralph, one of the main characters, was untrustworthy was when Piggy, another one of the main characters, had told Ralph his name at the beach, and Ralph ridiculed it, and Ralph “shrieked with laughter” (Golding 11). Furthermore, Ralph kept repeating Piggy’s name, while continuing laughing on the beach, much to Piggy’s distaste. However, it was not the only instant when Ralph showed his deception. Ralph also showed his dishonesty when Ralph had jumped into a pool of water, and wanted Piggy to do the same, despite Piggy’s reluctance. Piggy then took off his shoe and put his toe in the water, and stated the water is hot. For this response, Ralph started offending Piggy and said things such as “Sucks to your auntie!”