Piggy's Actions Quotes

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They wanted to live and get to civilization and have rules to make them live longer on the island but the savage that comes out of the boys overcome civilization sometimes but it evens it out. “Roger took up a small stone and flung it between the twins, aiming to miss.” PG 175 this quote supports the theme because the savage wanted to hit they boys with the stone but civilization took over and he aimed to miss the boys he knows he should not hit him but he wanted to thou something at them. “We ought to take spears, said Sam…..Piggy held up the shell” PG 170 the savage wanted to bring the spears with them in case a fight broke out but them piggy announced that he had the conch and thought not taking the spears were a better idea so civilization …show more content…
The way he solves problems is to scar/ put fear in to people so he would be lesion to no matter what. “I don’t know. He didn’t say….made us tie Wilfred up….he’s been tied for hours, waiting. But didn’t the chief say way” PG 159 there was no reason to tie Wilfred up he did nothing wrong, excepted show the other boys to not mess with Jack. Jack is trying the put fear into their bodies. Jack don’t want to be question on this island. Because if Wilfred did nothing, imagen what Jack would do to him if he really did do something bad. “Time them up…Go on. Tie them.” PG 179 Jack is yelling at the other boys to tie samneric, but don’t give a reason why. Jack is using fear to control the other boys. “You got to join the tribe? The chief snatched on of the few spears that were left and poked Sam in the rids”PG182 Jack is commanding, he wants to show harm to the boys so Sam would join his side, not Ralph’s. Jack wanted to put in fear in Sam so he would lesion to him. “they’re going to hunt you tomorrow” PG 188 this quote is meant to Ralph, Jack wants to kill/imprison the only other boy that could poetically stop him. If the first leader they pick is killed off the fear of Jack is much more intense toured the other

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