Piggy himself protects the other boys. “Piggy bent his flashing glasses to them and could be heard over the blasts, repeating their names (19).” Piggy wants to protect the other boys by knowing all of their names, so that if any go unaccounted for the others will know to look for them. The other children’s safety in the story is tied also to Piggy’s glasses in that while the glasses are intact the boys are safe and relatively happy, but once the glasses are broken violence rapidly spreads. “Jack smacked Piggy’s head. Piggy’s glasses flew off and tinkled on the rocks. Piggy cried out in terror… ‘One side’s broken (71).’” Punching Piggy Jack creates a new more conflict riddled atmosphere. Animals get violently killed, games and dancing rapidly become dangerous for the boys.The island’s final peaceful safety quickly disappears after Piggy’s second lens gets cracked when Roger kills him. The safety that the glasses represented was similar to the safety that an adult would provide if they were
Piggy himself protects the other boys. “Piggy bent his flashing glasses to them and could be heard over the blasts, repeating their names (19).” Piggy wants to protect the other boys by knowing all of their names, so that if any go unaccounted for the others will know to look for them. The other children’s safety in the story is tied also to Piggy’s glasses in that while the glasses are intact the boys are safe and relatively happy, but once the glasses are broken violence rapidly spreads. “Jack smacked Piggy’s head. Piggy’s glasses flew off and tinkled on the rocks. Piggy cried out in terror… ‘One side’s broken (71).’” Punching Piggy Jack creates a new more conflict riddled atmosphere. Animals get violently killed, games and dancing rapidly become dangerous for the boys.The island’s final peaceful safety quickly disappears after Piggy’s second lens gets cracked when Roger kills him. The safety that the glasses represented was similar to the safety that an adult would provide if they were