Piggy is the type of person that is easily made fun of. The other boys see him as an easy target to harass and bully because of his appearance and his level of maturity. He is much more knowledgeable than everyone else on the island and he is the most like an adult. Naturally, if Piggy looked different and had a different name made up for him, he would have been the chosen leader. When the novel first started, the initial reaction to him was that he was the fat kid and he would be manipulated throughout the book. In chapter two of the book, Jack’s impression about Piggy is not very nice. He thinks that anything Piggy has to say is irrelevant. When Piggy wanted to speak because he had the conch, Jack put him down for it- “You’re hindering Ralph. You’re not letting him get to the most important thing” (Golding). They did not treat him like he was human, more like a toy. When the boys wanted to to light a fire, they used Piggy’s glasses, and Piggy tried to tell Jack that “…(they) couldn't keep a fire like that going, not if (they) tried" (Golding 42). The more that Piggy was excluded out of all the groups, if he ever had to go back into the real world, he would feel like that was how he was supposed to be treated- with no respect.
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Unlike the other boys on the island who are strong and healthy, “… (Piggy) was the only boy in (his) school what had asthma… and (he’s) been wearing specs since (he) was three” (Golding 9). Whenever he does not have these two essentials, he is not on the same level as the other boys. The boys like to show off their confidence, while Piggy was very hesitant to act because he “used to live with (his) auntie” and he never really got a strong influence from men (Golding 13). He was raised in a very feminine way, unlike the guys who always talk about their fathers. He respects the values of women which affected his reputation with the boys on the
Unlike the other boys on the island who are strong and healthy, “… (Piggy) was the only boy in (his) school what had asthma… and (he’s) been wearing specs since (he) was three” (Golding 9). Whenever he does not have these two essentials, he is not on the same level as the other boys. The boys like to show off their confidence, while Piggy was very hesitant to act because he “used to live with (his) auntie” and he never really got a strong influence from men (Golding 13). He was raised in a very feminine way, unlike the guys who always talk about their fathers. He respects the values of women which affected his reputation with the boys on the