What would you do without something that meant the world to you? In this case, Piggy’s Glasses were as important to Piggy as they were to the other kids on the Island. Piggy without his glasses is like a car without an engine; useless. The Lord of the Flies, written by William Golding in 1954, as a result of World War II. The Lord of the Flies is about a group of British schoolboys who become stranded on a beautiful island because the plane gets shot down and all the adults die. This paradise gets taken over by human nature and the non-existing democracy that cause the boys to turn into savages and fight each other. In Golding’s The Lord of the Flies, Piggy’s glasses that once represented intelligence and logic shatters with Jack’s dreadful
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When the boys first arrive on the Island, Piggy uses his glasses to view things more clearly, and then make intelligent decisions. A symbolic representation on how civilization prevents savagery. Piggy’s specs enable Piggy to “see”, both figuratively and literally. For instance, Piggy describes the boy’s behavior, “What are we? Humans? Or animals? or savages. What are grownups going to think?”. This signifies his connection with society and his despise for savagery. In addition, Piggy makes logical statements whenever his glasses are on, For example, when Ralph asks if anybody knows their whereabouts, Piggy wears his glasses and responds, “Nobody knows where we are” a very resourceful answer, “Perhaps they [parents/adults] know where ------ we never got there”(34). …show more content…
One lense breaks as Piggy gets punched in the stomach by Jack. This proves the connection between Piggy and his precious eyeglasses. When Piggy gets affected in any way, or hurt, so do his glasses. Unfortunately, the braking of Piggy’s glasses did not only affect his physical ability to see, but also dropped his confidence too. His confidence was affected because he was not useful to the others because he was unable to assist the others as much, and he had to be extra careful not to break another lens, or else there would be no fire. Without the glasses, the signal fire was dead, along with the intelligence. Piggy’s perspective of the Island is completely blurry, and he is unable to view the island for what it truly is. For example, Piggy loses his confidence and becomes scared when the boys decide to talk to Jack, Piggy shouts, “Ralph, don’t leave me here” (?) This proves that Piggy has now become scared and is unaware of his surroundings. As Piggy loses his glasses, so does the island lose it’s
When the boys first arrive on the Island, Piggy uses his glasses to view things more clearly, and then make intelligent decisions. A symbolic representation on how civilization prevents savagery. Piggy’s specs enable Piggy to “see”, both figuratively and literally. For instance, Piggy describes the boy’s behavior, “What are we? Humans? Or animals? or savages. What are grownups going to think?”. This signifies his connection with society and his despise for savagery. In addition, Piggy makes logical statements whenever his glasses are on, For example, when Ralph asks if anybody knows their whereabouts, Piggy wears his glasses and responds, “Nobody knows where we are” a very resourceful answer, “Perhaps they [parents/adults] know where ------ we never got there”(34). …show more content…
One lense breaks as Piggy gets punched in the stomach by Jack. This proves the connection between Piggy and his precious eyeglasses. When Piggy gets affected in any way, or hurt, so do his glasses. Unfortunately, the braking of Piggy’s glasses did not only affect his physical ability to see, but also dropped his confidence too. His confidence was affected because he was not useful to the others because he was unable to assist the others as much, and he had to be extra careful not to break another lens, or else there would be no fire. Without the glasses, the signal fire was dead, along with the intelligence. Piggy’s perspective of the Island is completely blurry, and he is unable to view the island for what it truly is. For example, Piggy loses his confidence and becomes scared when the boys decide to talk to Jack, Piggy shouts, “Ralph, don’t leave me here” (?) This proves that Piggy has now become scared and is unaware of his surroundings. As Piggy loses his glasses, so does the island lose it’s