Who Killed Piggy Essay

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Piggy was the most ridiculed in the group. The first time Piggy met Ralph, he "shrieked with laughter" at Piggy's name. Ralph was being insensitive and childish in this situation. Piggy was telling him not to call him that. Piggy died with a "glancing blow from chin to knee." This occurred when roger let go of the rock that struck him. I believe that Roger did this on purpose to stir up trouble and to test Jack's authority. "Roger" killed Piggy "with a sense of delirious abandonment." In small ways Roger would stir up trouble just to make it easier to become higher in superiority This time he tried to stir up trouble he took it a bit too far by killing Piggy.
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The actions of the boys were impacted by fear which was a
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CD: Many people were bullied by Jack, like Piggy.
CM: For example, at meetings Jack would never give Piggy the opportunity to state his opinions or ideas and would pick on him.
CM: But when Jack left to create his tribe, that entirely changed.
CM: He was now able to communicate without hesitation which made him relieved.
CD: Even Jack feared things, but believed it was a sign of weakness.
CM: He feared that Ralph would take over the tribe and get to be chief again.
CM: He didn't want anyone to find out, so he tried to get rid of Ralph by hunting him.
Concluding sentence:As you can see fear definitely influences behavior in bizarre ways and is what compelled the boys to do what they did.

Confucius's thoughts and beliefs about the world would have prevented the destruction that occurred in the book. One quote that explains the experiences about the world is that "If a leader's desire is for good, the people will be good." This quote explains that if the leader has good intentions then the community that he/she is leading will be successful. For example, when the group split, Jack's tribe all turned into savages because Jack did not have good intentions. Other quotes like "He who governs by means of his virtue is... in its place while all the lesser stars pay homage to it." also help us learn the ideas of the world. This quote says if the leader leads with good intentions then the people will

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