Piggy's Death

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The death of Piggy and Simon, the complete disarray of the children, and all of the emotions spilling out of the the boys, all are examples backing up the fact of how utterly horrible the society depicted by William Golding actually was. This is how Golding saw our society. Not listening to the most intelligent people, killing for no reason, unorganized and chaotic, and ignoring very serious issues. This is the brutal and unforgiving side of society that Golding sees.The thing is, no matter how much people may try to ignore and forget about them, these are very real and serious

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