Piggy Flashcards
1
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Physical appearance
A
Fat
Glasses
Asthma
2
Q
Piggy is presented as…
A
- An intelligient outsider
- A strong believer of rules and democracy
- A vulnerable character
3
Q
‘We can use this to call the others, have a meeting’
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- foresight and understanding
- Intelligient thinking
- instantly building a place of order
4
Q
‘Cradled the conch’
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- symbolises his protection over democracy
- Piggy values the conch
- ‘cradle’ connotations of nurturing and the connection to motherhood and adults
5
Q
‘Grownups know things…They aren’t afraid of the dark’
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- Piggy clings to the guidance of adults
- reflects his fath in their wisdom
- Longs for adults as a method of logic
- Shows his growing fear
6
Q
‘What are we? Humans? Or animals? Or savages?’
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- Rhetorical question - questionning the existence
- From Humans to savages - shows the breakdown
- Reflects inner conflict
- Fear of the boy’s grwoing savagery
7
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‘Which is better – to be a pack of painted Indians like you are, or be sensible like Ralph is?’
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- Rhetorical Question - heightens the tension
- Trust and appreciation of Ralph
- Ignored which underlines his helplessness
- Appealing to reason in the rising chaos
8
Q
‘The conch exploded into a thousand white fragements’
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- Imagery is graphic and dramatic
- Metaphor emphasises the tragic end
- Piggy trusts the power of the conch till the end
- Symbolises the loss of reason and order
9
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Goldings Intentions of Piggy
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- Golding uses Piggy to show the fragility of society
- Golding warns the readers that reason cannot survive in the presence of savagery
- Golding critiques leadership by suggesting that intelligience is often overlooked in favour of charisma
10
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Readers response to piggy
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- Sympathetic - he is bullied for his physical appearance
- Admiration - his intelligience and strong morela compass
- Disbelief - his death is shocking
11
Q
‘piggy, for all his ludicrous body, had brains’
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- defined by appearance
- Assumption that he isnt knwoledgable
- Ralph acknowledges his smartness
12
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‘martyred expression of a parent’
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- He often acts like an adult
- refers to the boys as kids
- more mature
