Piggy In William Golding's Lord Of The Flies

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Do you wonder how this bullied, non respected, twelve year old boy survived on this island? Written by William Golding during The Cold War and published in 1954. A fat, intellectual boy who also wears glasses is named Piggy. This novel is based in World War Two. Mistreatment and name calling from others, and engages in low self esteem while often slipping off into the woods to be alone which effects the novel negatively.] [Piggy thinks there should be a government and order within the group. “We’ve got rules and obey them. After all were not savages”. (Golding 42) Piggy’s trait shows that he believes he’s a natural leader. He likes to be organized and is very innovative.]
[Furthermore the others see Piggy as fat, weak, and stupid so no

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