If Only They’d Listened To Pig

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be lost. As the story progresses we see the boys drift apart however we see Piggy try to retain order as an adult might. When there is going to be a fight he says, “Come away. There’s going to be trouble. And we’ve had our meat.” He realizes the intensity of the situation and tries to stop any altercation. The boys continue to drift apart but Ralph and Piggy continue to be friends. In particularly, after the killing of Simon, Piggy tries as best as he can to support Ralph although he realizes they were a party to the violent death. He says, “You stop it. What good are you doing talking like that.” Although his is wise no one seems to listen to him except for Ralph, those who didn’t respect him may wish they had.
Piggy’s role as a grown-up mainly backed up by what he says and his actions, however his appearance is symbolic of his role in the novel. He is fat, “bad-looking”; it is this which leads to the boys lack of respect for him. Also his asthma, weak eyes, thin hair ...

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