Piggy
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Piggy is an intelligent but physically vulnerable boy in William Golding's novel "Lord of the Flies," symbolizing rationality, scientific thought, and social order amid the group's descent into savagery.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Piggy canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
human male ⓘ literary character ⓘ schoolboy ⓘ |
| advocatesFor |
meetings
ⓘ
rules ⓘ use of the conch ⓘ |
| ageGroup | adolescent ⓘ |
| alliesWith | Ralph NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Lord of the Flies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
glasses
ⓘ
the conch shell ⓘ |
| bulliedBy |
Jack Merridew
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
other boys ⓘ |
| conflictWith | Jack Merridew NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| creator | William Golding NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deathCause | murder ⓘ |
| firstPublicationContext | Lord of the Flies (1954 novel) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| functionInPlot |
moral commentator
ⓘ
voice of reason ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| glassesFunction | starting signal fire ⓘ |
| intelligence | high ⓘ |
| killedBy | Roger NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mannerOfDeath | crushed by a boulder ⓘ |
| narrativeRole |
foil to Jack
ⓘ
supporting protagonist ⓘ tragic figure ⓘ |
| nationality | British ⓘ |
| notableQuote |
"What are we? Humans? Or animals? Or savages?"
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"Which is better—to have rules and agree, or to hunt and kill?" ⓘ |
| physicalCondition |
asthmatic
ⓘ
overweight ⓘ short-sighted ⓘ |
| represents |
Enlightenment values
ⓘ
fragility of civilization ⓘ rational governance ⓘ |
| setting | desert island ⓘ |
| socialStatus |
outsider
ⓘ
unpopular boy ⓘ |
| supports | Ralph's leadership ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
civilization
ⓘ
intellect ⓘ law and order ⓘ rationality ⓘ scientific thought ⓘ social order ⓘ |
| uses | glasses ⓘ |
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