Piggy Character Analysis in Lord of the Flies Essay Example

As stated by Piggy in Lord of the Flies, “Come away. There’s going to be trouble,” (Golding, 1954, p. 151). Lord of the flies is a book about a pack of kids who were on a plane. This plane was shot down, and crashed on a tropical island without any adults. This quote took place after Jack and Ralph’s (the leaders) split, and two tribes were formed. In this event, Jack and his hunters invited Ralph’s tribe to a feast. Ralph’s tribe went to this feast thinking it was a time of peace. Except for one member of the tribe, who believed it was a trap. This was Piggy. Piggy says that  same very quote, “Come away. There’s going to be trouble.” Piggy was ahead of his peers, but they did not listen to him. This is the story of Piggy’s life ahead and knowledgeable, yet unheard. Piggy is a character who I relate to because of the type of people he interacts with, and the main struggle he faces.

Piggy’s Peers → My Peers

Myself and Piggy share multiple characteristics, one of them being the people he has interacted (or has interactions) with. One of Piggy’s best friends was Ralph. Ralph was a strong leader who seemed bright on the outside. But, Ralph's real genius came from listening to Piggy. Unlike most in the group, Ralph was smart enough to listen to the smartest person in the room. Simon was the same way. All of my friends, including myself, know when they're wrong, or uneducated on a subject. When they experience this, like Ralph and Simon, they step down. In order to  allow people who know what they are talking about to speak. Piggy was a very trusting person. He trusted his friend with his life. I believe in that very same thing. If one doesn't have friends, one does not have anything.

Piggy’s Hardship

The main thing myself and Piggy share is our ability to be right most of the time, yet still go unheard. Piggy in Lord of the Flies is constantly right about big events. He predicted Jack’s trap, he predicted the way the islanders would be rescued, he helped create a successful government on the island. Piggy despite all of that was still not heard by most of the islanders. Except for, of course, his friends. Ralph, Simon, Sam and Eric (all the members of Ralph’s tribe) listened to him. This once again brings up a third reason for the relationship that myself and Piggy share. Without our friends (and family) life is meaningless to us. Piggy and myself both share the hardship of our voice not being heard.

I find that I relate strongly with one of the characters from the famous book, Lord of the Flies. His story of struggling to make his voice heard while in a society that focuses around its leaders moved me. The people Piggy meets and talks to remind me of people I know and that I’m close with.  So in conclusion, Piggy is a character who I relate to because of the type of people he interacts with, and the main struggle he faces. Piggy and I are much more alike than I would care to admit, but we are similar in many ways.