Although not physically strong, Piggy is depicted as being surprisingly fearless in the novel Lord of the Flies by William Golding. There are are several moments where he shows his moral courage. For example, although he is shown to be chubby, perspiring, wheezy and short-sighted - most definitely not physically fit and strong - he sticks up for himself verbally and perseveres even when the situation is threatening. Piggy is the one who insists on trying to get the conch back, he is the one who stands up for the littluns and, until he is weakened by the loss of his glasses, stands up for himself and presses his point even when intimidation looms. At first, Ralph thinks similar things, but defers to Jack til he knows better. Piggy has probably learned through being made fun of, that people instil more fear than things.
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