Lord of the Flies: Piggy

Question 1

what is piggy’s appearance in the beginning of the novel?

Answer 1

• “He was shorter than the fair boy and very fat”
• “An expression of pain and inward concentration altered the pale contours of his face”
• “Adjusted the spectacles on his nose”

Question 2

What is piggy’s background?

Answer 2

• History of being bullied
• Lives with his auntie
• Has asthma
• Physically unfit and severely short sighted

Question 3

Key quotes in the beginning of the novel

Answer 3

“Aren’t there any grownups at all”
“They used to call me piggy”
“A conch… dot it’s ever so valuable… we can use this to call the others. Have a meeting”
Like a pack of kids
I got the Conch just you listen

Question 4

What does piggy represent?

Answer 4

• The scientific and intellectual aspects of civilization
• Super ego - Caring, nurturing, puts the ‘self’ last