Piggy Flashcards
Which is better-
To have rules and agree or to hunt and kill
-Piggy here is the voice of reason in the chaos by asking this he is highlighting how the boys are at crossroads between keeping the civilised selves or turning into beasts
Come away. There is going to be
Some trouble. And we’ve had our meat.
-Piggy said that there will be some sort of violence after the feast on Jack side of the island sure enough Simon stumbles into the war circle and he brutally murdered by the boys including by piggy and Ralph who are lured by mob mentality and inherent human cruelty
Didn’t you hear what the pilot said?
About the Atom bomb? They are all dead.
As the boys rebuild society on the island, we understand how the world might look after cataclysmic nuclear event Ralph and the others represent a small scale version of humankind proclivity for violence and war the fact that they quickly degenerate to the same sort of intolerance and tribalism that lead to does not suggest much optimism for mankind ability to correct course after a global catastrophe
Life (…) is scientific, that’s what it is
In a year or two when the war is over, they’ll be travelling to Mars and back
Piggies perspective on civilisation is rooted in his logical and scientific thinking he sees life as something that can be understood and controlled through knowledge and advancements like the possibility of space and travel
We did everything
Adults would do. What went wrong?
Piggy statement reflected disappointment and confusion about the loss of civilisation on the island
The things
We did-
Piggies unfinished statement implies for emotion guilt for the actions committed on the island. He acknowledges the loss of innocence through their participation in violent and destructive behaviours.
What’s grownups going to think?
Young Simon was murdered
Piggy comment shows his understanding of the loss of innocence and gravity of their actions. He recognises that the murder of Simon is a tragic adventure would deeply impact their perception by the adult world.
What are we? Humans?
Or animals? Or savages?
Piggies fair that the boys are going to descendants to Savage in chapter 5 as the voice of logic and intellect piggy is ridiculed and ignored when he asks this legitimate question during an assembly jacks immediately stands and calls him names proving piggies concerns about savagery on a small skill
I know there isn’t no beast-
Not with claws and all that, I mean-but I know there isn’t no fear either… unless we get frightened of people
Chapter 5 piggy refuses to believe a real beast is on the island but he does can see that fair itself exists and could be particularly dangerous if boys start to become frightened or one another manipulating fit in order to control people is tactic eventually employed by Jack and Roger in the final chapter proving piggy right
He can’t hurt you: but if you stand out of the way
He’d hurt the next thing. And that’s me.
Piggy for shadows, his own death at the hands of Jack piggies intelligence and sensitivity lends him insight into Jack and Ralph relationship and he can understand how dangerous Jack would be if Ralph forever removed drag jealousy and angle toward piggy culminates in piggies murder in chapter 11
