Piggy's Spectacles In Lord Of The Flies

Imagine being a 7-13 year-old kid stuck on an island? With nothing to eat? What would you do? In Lord of the flies, British school kids are stranded on an island, and in order for them to stay civilized they create laws. They elect Ralph to be the leader. Since Piggy was “the smart one” he was to be the counselor, but Jack wants to lead too, and he tries to persuade the others to turn savage and hunt. The 3 symbols I used were; the conch shell, Piggy’s spectacles, and the beast. One of the symbols thats a big factor is the conch shell.
“ We can use this to call the others they’ll come when they hear us. This shows communication is a big part of why they use the conch. When one of the boys blows the conch, the others start running when they hear it. “ But there was a stillness about Ralph
It had a lot of power. Another big symbol were piggy’s spectacles. “ I don’t care what you call me so long as..( it’s not) what they used to call me in school… they used to call me Piggy!(Ch.1 Pg.11) This happened when the boys were introducing each other, you can notice Piggy has insecurities. It shows the boy in his class would make fun of his “smartness”, and underestimated what he was capable of, this also happened on the island. “His specs- use them as burning glasses!”(Ch. 2. Pg. 40). This shows that Piggy’s glasses is an important resource for humanity, and since his glasses are a symbol of power, it increases the chance of them not only surviving but also getting out of the island. So Piggy’s spectacles were used as a resource, and had power to it, just like the Conch shell did. Also, a big symbol throughout the book was of course “the beast”. The beast symbolized the fear that they had. “ The ground beneath them was a bank covered with sparse grass, torn everywhere by the upheavals of fallen trees, scattered with decaying coconuts and palm saplings. Behind this was the