Piggy

Question 1

‘shorter than the…’

Answer 1

fair boy and very fat
(different to all the other boys)

Question 2

‘looked up through…’

Answer 2

thick spectacles
(he’s the only one with glasses which are man-made which connects him even more to society)

Question 3

‘We got to find the others. We…’

Answer 3

got to do something
(he is smart and always has a plan)

Question 4

‘what…had been shown was…’

Answer 4

intelligence, traceable to Piggy
(smart)

Question 5

‘Piggy was an…’

Answer 5

outsider

Question 6

‘Piggy glanced…into hell and…’

Answer 6

nervously, cradled the conch
(he is worried that the rules and civilization will be overruled and the conch represents them plus it is what protects him)

Question 7

‘…for manual labour’

Answer 7

disinclination
(unfit)

Question 8

‘The first thing we ought to have made were…’

Answer 8

shelters
(just like in society)

Question 9

‘What’s…goin’ to think? Young Simon was…’

Answer 9

grown-ups, murdered
(he’s so attached to society and keeps mentioning it)

Question 10

‘For a moment the boys were a closed circuit of sympathy with…’

Answer 10

Piggy on the outside
(Piggy is an outsider)

Question 11

‘Only Piggy could have the…to suggest moving the fire’

Answer 11

intellectual daring
(smart)

Question 12

‘so full of pride…to the good of society’

Answer 12

in his contribution

Question 13

‘the…fell on him’

Answer 13

arrow of the sun

Question 14

‘It was an…’

Answer 14

accident
(Piggy is changing as he knows it was murder but is lying to himself)

Question 15

‘I’m going to him with…’

Answer 15

the conch in my hands
(he believes that with the conch he can solve things because the conch symbolizes rules and civilization as well)

Question 16

‘what’s right’s…’

Answer 16

right
(Piggy knows how society works and stands up for the right thing)

Question 17

‘Piggy fell forty feet and landed on his back…’

Answer 17

across that square, red rock in the sea

Question 18

‘Piggy’s arms and legs twitched a bit, like a…’

Answer 18

pig’s after it has been killed

Question 19

‘Acting like a…’

Answer 19

crowd of kids
(he’s like an adult)

Question 20

‘Now you done it. You been rude…’

Answer 20

about his hunters
(Piggy is smart and understands that Jack’s pride is easily wounded and recognises that Jack and Ralph’s riff won’t end well)

Question 21

‘Didn’t you hear what the pilot said? About the…’

Answer 21

atom bomb
(Piggy is the most aware about what is going on)

Question 22

‘My…’

Answer 22

Auntie
(he’s connected to society such as adults)

Question 23

Who is Piggy most closely associated with?

Answer 23

Ralph as he stuck with him from the start

Question 24

What does Piggy also represent other than innocence and civilization?

Answer 24

back ground leadership because he gives his ideas through what Ralph says because the other boys don’t take him seriously due to his appearance

Question 25

Essay plan for Piggy?

Answer 25

paragraph 1-Piggy is vulnerable and open to torment as he is an outsider

paragraph 2-Piggy is most connected to society and the most logical character whilst being a voice of reason and Ralph’s adviser-however his logic will soon be consumed by the boys’ chaos

paragraph 3-Piggy’s character has inconsistent parts and he constantly denies his and Ralph’s involvement with the murder of Simon, which isn’t like him and shows the evil taking over, he is also vulnerable again right before he dies and the innocence and civilization on the island coming to an end

Question 26

‘on account of my…’

Answer 26

asthma
(Piggy is inferior to other boys for things so basic like breathing-important we know this before his name as his vulnerability is more of his character than his name)

Question 27

‘in a…way’

Answer 27

scientific
(scientific way is the most logical way and Piggy always thinks back to society)

Question 28

‘If you don’t blow, we’ll soon be…’

Answer 28

animals anyways
(Piggy warns Ralph that if he doesn’t blow the conch to call the boys back and organise, they will soon descend into savagery and never be rescued, emphasising that they need to maintain order and authority or they will slip into primitive state of living)

Question 29

‘Didn’t you see what…’

Answer 29

we-what they did?
(short sentences emphasise what Piggy is saying, the dash shows that deep down Piggy knows that he and Ralph were part of the murder but keeps denying it to keep positive with Ralph)

Question 30

‘Is it safe? Am I safe?…’

Answer 30

Don’t leave me Ralph.
(without his glasses he’s even more vulnerable as they are from society and man-made, it also shows Piggy needs Ralph’s protection. the repetition of safe shows Piggy needs constant reassurance)

Question 31

‘exploded into…’

Answer 31

thousand white fragments
(the powerful verb ‘exploded’ represents how much damage was done to Piggy and the conch, Piggy dies at the same time the conch is broken as they both represented democracy and civilization gone-‘white’ represents the purity and innocence of Piggy gone)

Question 32

‘the body of Piggy…’

Answer 32

gone
(represents the last hopes of democracy gone)