Piggy

Question 1

‘Piggy placed the white shell in Ralph’s hands’

Answer 1

Piggy is representative of democracy, he mirrors the conch in that way and the conch is the most important thing to Piggy as it allows characters such as him to speak equally in society.

Question 2

‘The conch was snatched from Ralph’

Answer 2

Imperatives , the innate evil of mankind affects everyone, not even Piggy is virtuous.

Question 3

“Rescue”

Answer 3

Piggy reminds Ralph about rescue, it is important to him and he thinks rationally. Ralph relies on
Piggy’s intellect towards end. Piggy acts as moral conscience

Question 4

“A bag of fat”

Answer 4

Dehumanising, as one of the vulnerable characters on the island he is often tormented, tortured and then finally killed.

Question 5

“The conch exploded into a million fragments and ceased to exist”

Answer 5

Directly reflects Piggy’s death. Piggy