In the novel 'Lord of the Flies' by William Golding, the character whose nickname is 'Piggy' is depicted by the author as being chubby, sweaty, unfit and short-sighted. He is also depicted as being dependent on others - for example when he has to ask Sam to guide him because his glasses have been stolen. But Piggy also represents the clear voice of reason (hence the glass in his spectacles which is valuable in its ability to raise fire.) His inspired ideas and wise suggestions are not enough however to raise his status among the other boys who are depicted as being 'blind' to his wisdom. Without his spectacles, Piggy is robbed of his ability to influence events and in attacking him, violating his person and privacy and killing him - the boys are almost seen to kill reason itself, choosing instead - chaos.
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