What Is The Significance Of Piggy's Glasses Symbolize
Lily Senevongsa
Mrs. Stensaas
AP literature
09/20/16
Lord of the Flies Symbol Literary Analysis
In Lord of The Flies by William Golding, there are many different symbols that help carry the author’s different messages throughout the novel. Piggy’s glasses were the thing that was technically responsible for a couple fires that almost destroy and burn the island, which also can mean that wisdom can be used for both good and evil. The significance of the glasses is easy to figure out from the beginning of the novel when the boys take Piggy's glasses to start a fire in hopes of getting rescued. The glasses are a huge symbol in the book that symbolizes wisdom and logic because he is able to see things very clearly. They symbolize civilization, because the glasses seemed to be the only thing that was really left from the civilized …show more content…
There are some times within the story where Piggy describes what what he’s experiencing while not having his glasses on. One example of this was when Jack takes them from him to potentially create a fire, and another example was the time that Jack takes them to lightweight the fireplace for his own tribe of boys. Piggy says “Jus’ blurs, that’s all. Hardly see my hand-”(53). This let’st the author deliver the message that the boys may possibly do anything that they would like to do to him after they have his glasses. He stands out for being the only person out of all of the guys to wear glasses, and is the only one that is very overweight and also the only one to have asthma. It seems like once Piggy doesn’t have his glasses on anymore, he was nearly utterly blind and extremely vulnerable. Without his glasses, he can not really do anything for himself and he is constantly trying to get out of work while also relying on Ralph. Having the glasses was a very important factor, because without them Piggy was almost useless to the other
Mrs. Stensaas
AP literature
09/20/16
Lord of the Flies Symbol Literary Analysis
In Lord of The Flies by William Golding, there are many different symbols that help carry the author’s different messages throughout the novel. Piggy’s glasses were the thing that was technically responsible for a couple fires that almost destroy and burn the island, which also can mean that wisdom can be used for both good and evil. The significance of the glasses is easy to figure out from the beginning of the novel when the boys take Piggy's glasses to start a fire in hopes of getting rescued. The glasses are a huge symbol in the book that symbolizes wisdom and logic because he is able to see things very clearly. They symbolize civilization, because the glasses seemed to be the only thing that was really left from the civilized …show more content…
There are some times within the story where Piggy describes what what he’s experiencing while not having his glasses on. One example of this was when Jack takes them from him to potentially create a fire, and another example was the time that Jack takes them to lightweight the fireplace for his own tribe of boys. Piggy says “Jus’ blurs, that’s all. Hardly see my hand-”(53). This let’st the author deliver the message that the boys may possibly do anything that they would like to do to him after they have his glasses. He stands out for being the only person out of all of the guys to wear glasses, and is the only one that is very overweight and also the only one to have asthma. It seems like once Piggy doesn’t have his glasses on anymore, he was nearly utterly blind and extremely vulnerable. Without his glasses, he can not really do anything for himself and he is constantly trying to get out of work while also relying on Ralph. Having the glasses was a very important factor, because without them Piggy was almost useless to the other