Piggy was one of the main victims in the novel, he was picked on by many different characters, both emotionally and physically. Piggy tries to make an impact on the other boys. The more Piggy is alienated by Jack and the others, the more he is silenced by society and denied his right of respect from the others. Taking a Freudian interception, he is the superego, the part of man’s personality which attempts to act according to an absolute set of standards set by society, law and civilization. Piggy’s hair never grows, suggesting that he is not vulnerable to the progression of savagery the other boys seem to be drawn towards. Piggy was metaphorically dead on the island. He was pre- judged on his appearance, fat, clumsy and wears glasses. Piggy
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At this point Roger only sees prey and not humans, children like him. He feels no empathy for his actions, a sense of delirious abandonment when he releases the rock to kill Piggy. Roger’s power increases as Jack begins to take control of the island. Jack created a violent, brutal dictatorship. Roger is the sort of person who fits in well with that. Roger is described as ‘furtive’. The first thing he says in an assembly is very negative, that he thinks they won’t be rescued. He has an ominous appearance with a ‘gloomy face’. As the novel continues, Roger gets more and more violent. He sticks his spear up the pig’s backside and twists it, this action is cruel and unnecessary. He starts off by throwing small stones at Piggy, then distributed all of his body weight onto the lever which released the boulder off the edge of the cliff, onto Piggy. He is described in chapter one as a boy ‘who kept to himself with avoidance and secrecy.’ His secret being that in some ways he is more evil that Jack. All of his life he has been conditioned to mask and control his impulses. The ‘irresponsible authority’ of Jacks reign offers him the chance to unmask his innate cruelty. Roger represents the hangman of Jack’s …show more content…
Simon has a sharp perception, even more so than Piggy. Simon is unique because he can actually hear the voice of the beast. He realizes that the beast is not something one can kill because it’s inside the boys. Most importantly, Simon makes the connection between the dead parachutist and the Lord of the Flies. Simon is the quiet, shy boy in the group. Being a visionary, he often goes into the forest by himself to contemplate nature and life which clashes with Jacks personality. As a result of his different behaviour, he is isolated from the others. But because he is a loner, he finds the truth. He realizes that the "Lord of the Flies" is the real beast while the beast on the mountain is nothing to fear. In the novel, Simon becomes a Christ figure who tries to bring truth to the boys; but they refuse to hear him and kill him instead. “You’ll get back to where you came from.’ Simon is like a prophet here. He knows that he is not going to make it off this island, and tries to comfort others about their worries of not going home, he is foreshowing his own death by saying you’ll instead of we. "Surrounded by a fringe of inquisitive bright creatures, itself a silver shape beneath the steadfast constellations, Simon's dead body moved out toward the open sea." The description of Simon’s death was spiritual like. It sounds like a religious burial
At this point Roger only sees prey and not humans, children like him. He feels no empathy for his actions, a sense of delirious abandonment when he releases the rock to kill Piggy. Roger’s power increases as Jack begins to take control of the island. Jack created a violent, brutal dictatorship. Roger is the sort of person who fits in well with that. Roger is described as ‘furtive’. The first thing he says in an assembly is very negative, that he thinks they won’t be rescued. He has an ominous appearance with a ‘gloomy face’. As the novel continues, Roger gets more and more violent. He sticks his spear up the pig’s backside and twists it, this action is cruel and unnecessary. He starts off by throwing small stones at Piggy, then distributed all of his body weight onto the lever which released the boulder off the edge of the cliff, onto Piggy. He is described in chapter one as a boy ‘who kept to himself with avoidance and secrecy.’ His secret being that in some ways he is more evil that Jack. All of his life he has been conditioned to mask and control his impulses. The ‘irresponsible authority’ of Jacks reign offers him the chance to unmask his innate cruelty. Roger represents the hangman of Jack’s …show more content…
Simon has a sharp perception, even more so than Piggy. Simon is unique because he can actually hear the voice of the beast. He realizes that the beast is not something one can kill because it’s inside the boys. Most importantly, Simon makes the connection between the dead parachutist and the Lord of the Flies. Simon is the quiet, shy boy in the group. Being a visionary, he often goes into the forest by himself to contemplate nature and life which clashes with Jacks personality. As a result of his different behaviour, he is isolated from the others. But because he is a loner, he finds the truth. He realizes that the "Lord of the Flies" is the real beast while the beast on the mountain is nothing to fear. In the novel, Simon becomes a Christ figure who tries to bring truth to the boys; but they refuse to hear him and kill him instead. “You’ll get back to where you came from.’ Simon is like a prophet here. He knows that he is not going to make it off this island, and tries to comfort others about their worries of not going home, he is foreshowing his own death by saying you’ll instead of we. "Surrounded by a fringe of inquisitive bright creatures, itself a silver shape beneath the steadfast constellations, Simon's dead body moved out toward the open sea." The description of Simon’s death was spiritual like. It sounds like a religious burial