Monday, April 20, 2009
Intergrating Quotes in Lord of the Flies
Piggy's last day of life on the island was full of conflicts which made his day miserable and it could be considered his worst day even if he had not met his death. On the last day of Piggy's life on the island, he gets his glasses stolen by the savages. There is a fight in Ralph and his friends shelter and the consequence was that Piggy gets his glass both broken and stolen by Jack. After the fight, Piggy, holding the conch, goes to Jack to receive his glasses back. The result was that instead of Piggy receiving his glasses, he gets hit by a rock rolled down the cliff by Roger. Piggy's death contributes to the symbolism of the boy's descent toward savagery because no one from Jack's tribe felt guilty about Piggy's death. His death shows that Jack's tribe are no more civilized and they have no more conscience in them and this is shown by Jack when he said, "See? See? That's what you'll get! I meant that! There isn't a tribe for you any more! The conch is gone------" page 223. Jack's words supports the idea that Piggy's death made the savages have no more conscience in them and made them more monstrous.
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