Piggy Quotes Flashcards
Human nature or civilisation
‘Piggy was an outsider, not only by accent, which did not matter, but by fat, and ass-mar, and specs’
⭐️ Piggy’s real name was never revealed . This possibly shows that from the very start of the play the regression into human savagery was predicted. Because we never knew piggy’s name (although he represented democracy and logic) it showed democracy was never valued from the start. Piggy was mocked bullied and put down dispute being the most sensible and intelligent because of his looks and medical conditions.
His looks and medical conditions could represent people’s views towards democracy .
He has glasses-‘ definition for democracy can be blurred, some people have more advantages than others’
He has asthma- ‘democracy can be suffocation and restricting’
Loss of innocence
What are we? Humans? Or animals? Or savages?
⭐️Piggy says this line during a heated discussion about the boys’ behavior and the growing chaos on the island.
⭐️ The use of rhetorical questions emphasizes Piggy’s confusion and frustration. He is grappling with the dramatic shift in behavior that he perceives in the boys around him. His questions highlight the fundamental conflict in the novel: are the boys still human, bound by the rules and norms of society, or have they descended into something more primal and savage?
⭐️ “Savages” goes beyond just being animals. It implies a deliberate rejection of civilized norms in favor of cruelty, violence, and the breakdown of social order. This suggests that the boys are not just regressing to animalistic behavior, but actively embracing a brutal, chaotic state.
⭐️ Piggy is grappling with the realization that the boys—once innocent children—are increasingly losing their humanity and civility.
Fear and the beast
I know there isn’t no beast… but I know there is a beast.
Piggy says this during a conversation with Ralph and the others, trying to maintain logic and reason
⭐️ While he dismisses the beast as an actual creature, he recognizes that the true “beast” is something far more dangerous: the darkness inside the boys.
