“By three methods we may learn wisdom: First, by reflection, which is noblest; second, by imitation, which is easiest; and third by experience, which is the bitterest” (Confucius). William Golding, the author of Lord of the Flies, mentions about a group of boy, who try surviving in a deserted island under primitive conditions. Piggy is one of these significant characters in Lord of the Flies and he is the symbol of wisdom in novel by his descriptions, his actions in the island, beside to his interactions with other characters that Golding provides.
Firstly, Piggy’s physical appearances are insufficient and not superior to the others when compared; therefore the savage boys always humiliate him and makes him outsider just because he is fat …show more content…
As an example, he shows his devotion to Ralph, who is the key character for literacy, by stating “If you give up," said Piggy, in an appalled whisper, "what 'ud happen to me?" (93). After Jack’s leadership emerges, Piggy shows the readers that he has enough loyalty to be next to Ralph when they are in conflict between potential civilized and savage sides. Moreover, Piggy shows his opposing reactions against the wild ones in the Castle Rock by highlighting how they are different from each other. For instance, “A great clamor rose among the savages. Piggy shouted again. ‘Which is better—to have rules and agree, or to hunt and kill?’” (200). Now, he is free to focus on his thoughts or proposes to make several contributions to for the sake of their small crowd. As a result, in the novel, Piggy often tries to show his disagreement with the Jack and his tribe’s being barbaric by taking Ralph’s part in spite of all brutal challenges.
Consequently, the Lord of the Flies, the precious work of Golding, is a concrete evidence that shows how Piggy has a distinctive side in comparison with others in terms of his physics representation, behaviors and attitudes as well as communication with others. Throughout the novel, an individual can have no chance to be tangled magical sophistication as well as intellectual profundity in science despite all his lacks against the savagery of the
Firstly, Piggy’s physical appearances are insufficient and not superior to the others when compared; therefore the savage boys always humiliate him and makes him outsider just because he is fat …show more content…
As an example, he shows his devotion to Ralph, who is the key character for literacy, by stating “If you give up," said Piggy, in an appalled whisper, "what 'ud happen to me?" (93). After Jack’s leadership emerges, Piggy shows the readers that he has enough loyalty to be next to Ralph when they are in conflict between potential civilized and savage sides. Moreover, Piggy shows his opposing reactions against the wild ones in the Castle Rock by highlighting how they are different from each other. For instance, “A great clamor rose among the savages. Piggy shouted again. ‘Which is better—to have rules and agree, or to hunt and kill?’” (200). Now, he is free to focus on his thoughts or proposes to make several contributions to for the sake of their small crowd. As a result, in the novel, Piggy often tries to show his disagreement with the Jack and his tribe’s being barbaric by taking Ralph’s part in spite of all brutal challenges.
Consequently, the Lord of the Flies, the precious work of Golding, is a concrete evidence that shows how Piggy has a distinctive side in comparison with others in terms of his physics representation, behaviors and attitudes as well as communication with others. Throughout the novel, an individual can have no chance to be tangled magical sophistication as well as intellectual profundity in science despite all his lacks against the savagery of the