The Lord Of The Flies: Piggy

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The character I chose from the book The Lord of the Flies, was Piggy. Piggy wasn’t like the other kids, Piggy was nice and responsible. The other characters of the book, for example, let's take Jack, he was very aggressive with a bad attitude and wanted everyone at his feet. Piggy did many things for the boy, including Ralph, but Piggy beat both of them. Piggy had been bullied back in his old school, but that really only made him stronger. After he told the boys the names they would call him back at home, what did the boys do? They just disrespected him and all Piggy would do is try to help. The fact that Piggy wasn’t like the others made a huge difference. The other boys treated him like crap because Piggy had told them he had been bullied

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