Imagine being eleven years old and being stranded on an island for a month with no adults. Most children's personalities would change, right? They should establish rules and choose a leader. Morals would be questioned and people would disagree. They would be forced to take responsibility for survival, which at eleven years old is far too much for a child to handle. Jack and Piggy's changes show this enough for any child to crack up, in William Golding's novel Lord of the Flies. Jack and Piggy represent the shift from civilization to savagery as they undergo changes in physical appearance, personality, morals, and ethics while stranded on an island. Physically, Piggy and Jack's appearances are very distinct and different. Early in the book, Piggy is described as being overweight, short, and asthmatic. He wears thick glasses and a greasy windbreaker. He is often made fun of because of his weight and poor eyesight, hence his nickname "Piggy". Later in chapter four, when all the boys' hair grows longer and becomes dirty, it is said that Piggy's hair does not grow: "He was the only boy on the island whose hair never seemed to grow . The others were shocked, but Piggy's hair was still in strands on top of his head, as if baldness was his natural state and this imperfect covering would soon disappear, like the velvet on the antlers of a young deer. the rules didn't change, stayed small and didn't grow as if he was still in civilization and his hair needed to be taken care of. Jack's physical appearance seems harsher and meaner than Piggy's rotund and helpless appearance. Jack is described as “...thin and bony; and her hair was...... middle of paper......s. Their traits are both very evident in the book, but the changes in Piggy and Jack's physical appearance, personality, morals, and ethics may not be. Jack, throughout the book, becomes more rugged and wild, going from good to bad. Piggy remains essentially the same, still annoying, an outcast, but always coming up with ideas for the good of a group. Golding wanted the island to represent the earth and the boys all of humanity. Jack represents the savagery that lies within all of us, and Piggy represents the old ways, the old rules remaining the same. Of course, none of them get very far in real society, which is why Ralph was the leader, and none of them. Because Ralph is a perfect psychic. He will evolve but not go too far, but he will change from the old ways but keep some rules, unlike Piggy and Jack, who both only want one thing and would not be willing to negotiate..