7/25/2014
Lord of the Flies by William Golding
The Piggy and the Beast
In the novel Lord of the flies, author William Golding uses symbolism of Piggy and the beast to demonstrate that fear contains immense power and changes people’s actions. After the plane wreak, the boys get together and start discussing on what their next actions will be, so they decide to learn each other’s names. When Piggy fails to remember a name, Jack gets angry and calls Piggy a fatty. Ever boy laughs at Piggy however he does not attempt to fix the issue of Jack making fun of him. After the children laugh, Ralph aids Piggy by telling Jack and other kids that “He’s not Fatty, his real name’s Piggy” (21). Due to his fear of the others, Piggy does not clarify