Humans are not innately fair beings, which could be the reason why “In many countries women are expressing more support for gender equality and perceiving more gender disparities than their male counterparts” (Harvard International Review). Lord of the Flies, is an allegorical novel written by William Golding. A group of young boys are stranded on an island without any adults and they attempt to form their own civilization, but left to their own devices they only decline in morals. In Lord of the Flies Golding speaks indirectly on the issues surrounding the inequality between females and males by interweaving themes on gender roles, masculine and feminine defining traits, and by presenting a feminine character, Piggy.
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During one of his first conversations on the island Piggy revealed that he was raised by his aunt, who he frequently recalls such as when, “‘He looked critically at Ralph's golden body and then down at his own clothes. ‘My auntie--’” (Golding 11). When recounting the words of his aunt, Piggy acts as a messenger of sorts, processing the lessons this female figure had taught him. Considering that Piggy was strongly influenced by female persons in his life, it would only make sense that once on the island he would act in line with similar sensitive, motherly views, such as when “...with the martyred expression of a parent who has to keep up with the senseless ebullience of the children, he picked up the conch, turned toward the forest, and began to pick his way over” (Golding 38). Piggy felt responsible over the boys, even though he also minded not being able to take advantage of the absence of parental control. Subconsciously, the way he acted with the younger ones on the island had to have mirrored the way his aunt had raised him, with consideration for individuals differences and weaknesses. Piggy served as the most feminine child on the island, allowing for his actions to be seen as a result of the lessons imposed on him by the female
Gender roles are dictated …show more content…
During one of his first conversations on the island Piggy revealed that he was raised by his aunt, who he frequently recalls such as when, “‘He looked critically at Ralph's golden body and then down at his own clothes. ‘My auntie--’” (Golding 11). When recounting the words of his aunt, Piggy acts as a messenger of sorts, processing the lessons this female figure had taught him. Considering that Piggy was strongly influenced by female persons in his life, it would only make sense that once on the island he would act in line with similar sensitive, motherly views, such as when “...with the martyred expression of a parent who has to keep up with the senseless ebullience of the children, he picked up the conch, turned toward the forest, and began to pick his way over” (Golding 38). Piggy felt responsible over the boys, even though he also minded not being able to take advantage of the absence of parental control. Subconsciously, the way he acted with the younger ones on the island had to have mirrored the way his aunt had raised him, with consideration for individuals differences and weaknesses. Piggy served as the most feminine child on the island, allowing for his actions to be seen as a result of the lessons imposed on him by the female