Piggy In William Golding's Lord Of The Flies

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There was a chacter in the story of Lord of the Flies named piggy he was a kind and brave. All he wanted back was his glasses so he could go home. Sadly he will never be able to reach his family because he was kiled by savages. Piggy was killed for doing the right thing being peacefull.

This all happend because Jack stole Piggy's glasses. He wanted all the stranded kids to obey him and he planed to attack Ralph that night with Maurice and Roger to steal Piggy's glasses--the one item from the civilized world they need in order to start their cooking fires. Here is the first pice of evidence : Suddenly, the sleeping boys are attacked by Jack, Maurice and Roger. Piggy thinks that the hunters are really the beast descending upon them and shouts: "'It's come...It's real!'" In the ensuing scuffle, Piggy's glasses are stolen. This is where everything gets started but quickly ends.
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No wepons at all just in peace. piggy whent to castle rock to ask for his glasses whith the help of Ralph and samneric but then things got agressive. evidence: Piggy urges him to call yet another assembly even though nobody is left except for Samneric. Ralph, though doubtful as to the necessity of this, at last agrees and blows hard into the conch. The four of them talk about how all of the problems of the island are to be blamed on Jack. Ralph insists that he would have given Jack fire to use if he had only asked rather than stealing the glasses; their not getting rescued due to the lack of a signal fire is blamed on Jack, as is the murder of Simon, in which the four of them had taken part as well. evidence 2 : Upon seeing this, Piggy begins to yell nervously. Jack and Ralph enter an argument about Piggy's

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