Certain items mean more and are more useful than others. This is true in stories, and definitely true in the Lord of the Flies. Not only did some items help the stranded boys, but they represented much more than their intended purpose. As the Lord of the Flies draws a reader along William Golding introduces objects, like Piggy’s glasses, that carry meanings greater than they initially appear. Piggy’s glasses represent adults, from the clarity and intelligence they symbolize in their owner, the safety they insure others, hope of rescue brought by adults, and power they bring the bearer. An object that was created to enable normal sight impacts the story in extraordinary ways through its representation of concepts. Piggy’s glasses symbolize advanced thought processes and clarity that adults are known for. Piggy is one of the
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Piggy himself protects the other boys. “Piggy bent his flashing glasses to them and could be heard over the blasts, repeating their names (19).” Piggy wants to protect the other boys by knowing all of their names, so that if any go unaccounted for the others will know to look for them. The other children’s safety in the story is tied also to Piggy’s glasses in that while the glasses are intact the boys are safe and relatively happy, but once the glasses are broken violence rapidly spreads. “Jack smacked Piggy’s head. Piggy’s glasses flew off and tinkled on the rocks. Piggy cried out in terror… ‘One side’s broken (71).’” Punching Piggy Jack creates a new more conflict riddled atmosphere. Animals get violently killed, games and dancing rapidly become dangerous for the boys.The island’s final peaceful safety quickly disappears after Piggy’s second lens gets cracked when Roger kills him. The safety that the glasses represented was similar to the safety that an adult would provide if they were
Piggy himself protects the other boys. “Piggy bent his flashing glasses to them and could be heard over the blasts, repeating their names (19).” Piggy wants to protect the other boys by knowing all of their names, so that if any go unaccounted for the others will know to look for them. The other children’s safety in the story is tied also to Piggy’s glasses in that while the glasses are intact the boys are safe and relatively happy, but once the glasses are broken violence rapidly spreads. “Jack smacked Piggy’s head. Piggy’s glasses flew off and tinkled on the rocks. Piggy cried out in terror… ‘One side’s broken (71).’” Punching Piggy Jack creates a new more conflict riddled atmosphere. Animals get violently killed, games and dancing rapidly become dangerous for the boys.The island’s final peaceful safety quickly disappears after Piggy’s second lens gets cracked when Roger kills him. The safety that the glasses represented was similar to the safety that an adult would provide if they were