Piggy

A fat boy called Piggy in the novel, Lord of the flies, is an interesting character. He is described by quote, “He was shorter than the fair boy and very fat” (Golding 1), which suggests that Piggy has not very attractive appearance. Although, Ralph, who thinks he is superior than Piggy, thinks he’s better, Piggy is more logical than Ralph in many ways. When Ralph forced Piggy to run Piggy answers, “My auntie told me not to run,” he explained, “on account of my asthma” (Golding 7), which logically proves his statement that he should not run. From the quote, we can also find out that Piggy is dependent or faith in his auntie or an adult supervisor a lot. Throughout the chapter, Piggy mentions his auntie continuously. Also when Ralph brags about his father, who is a commander in the Navy, Piggy answers “My dad’s dead,” he said quickly, “and my mum-” (Golding 12). Also he quotes, “I used to live with my auntie. She kept a candy store. I used to get ever so many candies. As many as I liked” (Golding 12), which states that Piggy used to live with his aunt but not currently. Moreover, Piggy’s shape might have been a result of obsessive consumption of candies. Piggy is also a very intelligent character; when Ralph and Piggy finds the conch, Piggy immediately finds a way to gather up the scattered children: to blow the conch. However, even with his intelligence, Piggy is treated badly within the group. He is called nicknames from even the youngest, tiniest, and the most wick boys. Unlike the boys, Piggy has experienced loss of family members and is able to see the world in a critical way. While other boys don't accept the fact that they’re thrown in an island by themselves and think it’s a playful journey, Piggy quickly figures out that this is a reality. However, still as a young boy, Piggy didn't think about how the boys will react. Although it’s a fact, the boys refuses to hear the truth from Piggy and wants to hear sugar-coated-imaginations from Ralph.