Piggy's Glasses In Lord Of The Flies
Once designed as lenses for the simple purpose of seeing clearly were then used to harvest the power of solar rays to produce the flames their civilization relied on for survival. In William Golding’s book the Lord of the Flies Piggy’s glasses represent innovation and clarity which reveals that their use can be used to help their society or to destroy it.
Piggy’s glasses represent innovation in a way that aided as well as harmed their society. Using Piggy’s glasses, the boys were able to intensify the sun’s beams which was then used to start the fire. The use of his glasses to create the fire helped their civilization because the fire produced smoke. Then, they used the smoke in order to try to signal anyone that could see it in the efforts …show more content…
In the beginning, Jack brings up the idea of using Piggy’s glasses to start the fire. Instead of asking, Jack chooses to rip them off of Piggy’s face directly. Piggy said that he didn’t want them to use his glasses because he wouldn’t be able to see at all without them. Again, the glasses provide insight on a character, but this time it’s Jack. His actions reveal that he’s forceful and does what he wants. Also, this also foreshadows the growing savagery within the boys. When Piggy says that he can’t see without his glasses, this also refers to the idea that the boys aren’t able to act civilized because their brains are enveloped with thoughts of savagery. When Piggy tried to explain to Jack that he shouldn’t have let the fire go out, Jack lashed out at him causing his glasses to fly off his face and land on the rocks. One of the lenses broke from the impact. The broken lense on Piggy’s glasses represents that they lost a connection to their civilization. This is when the boys first begin to grasp onto their savage ways, relying on violence to get what they need and want. The broken lense foreshadows the breaking of their civilization as well as symbolizing how fragile an organized society really is. Not too longer after, Jack and his choir decided to split from Ralph’s
Piggy’s glasses represent innovation in a way that aided as well as harmed their society. Using Piggy’s glasses, the boys were able to intensify the sun’s beams which was then used to start the fire. The use of his glasses to create the fire helped their civilization because the fire produced smoke. Then, they used the smoke in order to try to signal anyone that could see it in the efforts …show more content…
In the beginning, Jack brings up the idea of using Piggy’s glasses to start the fire. Instead of asking, Jack chooses to rip them off of Piggy’s face directly. Piggy said that he didn’t want them to use his glasses because he wouldn’t be able to see at all without them. Again, the glasses provide insight on a character, but this time it’s Jack. His actions reveal that he’s forceful and does what he wants. Also, this also foreshadows the growing savagery within the boys. When Piggy says that he can’t see without his glasses, this also refers to the idea that the boys aren’t able to act civilized because their brains are enveloped with thoughts of savagery. When Piggy tried to explain to Jack that he shouldn’t have let the fire go out, Jack lashed out at him causing his glasses to fly off his face and land on the rocks. One of the lenses broke from the impact. The broken lense on Piggy’s glasses represents that they lost a connection to their civilization. This is when the boys first begin to grasp onto their savage ways, relying on violence to get what they need and want. The broken lense foreshadows the breaking of their civilization as well as symbolizing how fragile an organized society really is. Not too longer after, Jack and his choir decided to split from Ralph’s