Karlee DuncanMrs. Werner Lit. and Comp. II HonorsApril 10, 2014Literary analysis The Lordship of the FliesImagine an island ruled by young boys without a single adult... In the novel The Lordship of the Flies by William Golding, an English plane with a group of young boys crashes on an unknown island in the middle of World War II. The pilots are dead, so there are no adults and the boys are forced to start governing themselves. Young boys face the conflict between working to create a civilization or succumbing to chaos, violence and savagery. Eventually, the boys choose a leader and divide up different roles on the island. Ralph is made leader and Piggy assumes the position of "lieutenant". As time goes by, tension grows between the boys and savagery begins to take over. In Lord of the Flies, Piggy represents the rational and intellectual side of civilization. At the beginning of the novel, Piggy is very passive when assisting Ralph, and his intellect often leads to innovation and civility among the boys. Piggy is organized in his thinking and he is always focused on the best way to increase his chances of survival and civility. Before all the boys are gathered, Piggy and Ralph begin to assess the situation and Piggy gives Ralph a conch which he discovers. "'We can use this to call the others. Have a meeting. They'll come when they hear us...' He smiled at Ralph. 'That was what you meant, wasn't it? That's why you took the conch out of the water?' » (16) Piggy is always one step ahead of the others and his strategic thinking processes lead to great innovations, such as later in the novel when he creates a makeshift sundial to help the boys read. 'time. Without Piggy, the others wouldn't be middle of paper...... through the red square rock in the sea. His head split open and stuff came out and turned red The arms and. Piggy's legs contracted a little, like a pig's after it was killed” (181). However, there is no assembly or organization of the boys, and with Piggy's departure, the boys' rationality and intellect are gone. Throughout the novel, Piggy represents order and civility. , and when he is gone, the entire island is permanently changed. In Lord of the Flies, Piggy symbolizes the intellect of society and the order of boys creating their own civilization. Throughout the novel, Piggy grows as a leader and innovator, but when he dies, all hopes of resisting the savagery are lost. With the loss of Piggy, the boys lose their last. connection with the adult world.