Piggy In Lord Of The Flies

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PIGGY IS PROMETHEUS!!!! The book The Lord of The Flies, by William Golding, a bunch of young boys crash land on a deserted island and they must find a way to survive. Rumors of a beast in the forest scares the younger boys and later the older boys. A boy named Ralph is selected to be in charge of all of the boys and he appoints Jack, the head of the Choir boys, to hunt and protect the group. Ralph also receives much wisdom from a larger boy nicknamed “Piggy”. Piggy resembles a pig in outward appearance. When reading this book it may occur to you that some of the characters have the same characteristics as some of the Greek Gods and heros. These could be in the book because Golding taught English to young boys, understood that Greek mythology

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