"Piggy saw the smile and misinterpreted it as kindness. The tacit opinion held among the biguns was that Piggy was a stranger, not only by his accent, which did not mean matter, but by fat, ass dirt, specifications and a certain reluctance for manual labor (Golding 68) The character Piggy in the novel Lord of the Flies by William Golding. serves as an intellectual balance to the emotional leaders of a group of shipwrecked British boys Ironically, their new society values ​​physical qualities over intellectual attributes while it is rational actions that will lead to their survival. Reactions of his fellow survivors foreshadow his eventual death. Lord of the Flies is full of creative symbolism, surrounding every event and character; from the depiction of the scholars to the comparison to Prometheus, Golding ensures that one. remembers Piggy's short life well. Piggy's literal function in this novel is to be the intellectual, logical thinker to counteract the emotional thinking of the other boys. From the beginning, Piggy saw everything logically. He soon realized that the boys might stay on the island for a long time, when he told Ralph "Nobody knows we're here. Your father doesn't know, nobody knows" (9) . , contrary to Ralph's assumption that his father, who happened to be a naval officer, would simply come and save them. While Ralph became the natural leader due to his charisma, "the intelligence he had displayed could be attributed to Piggy" (18/19). However, it is unfortunate that this information ultimately led Piggy to his demise. Piggy's direct way of analyzing a situation and expressing his opinion tended to make him quite un...... middle of paper ......e the death of intelligence, stupidity reigns and lack of thought prevails. Piggy's intellectual balance over the emotional leaders proved to be his downfall, as the new social order formed by the boys valued physical qualities over intellectual attributes. If this tall, asthmatic and generally unattractive boy had been more charismatic and emotional, would he undoubtedly have been the sole leader of the island? Could there have been less death and destruction thanks to Piggy's logic, rationality and intelligence? Golding's creative symbolism using Piggy to represent intellectuals who are usually ignored by political hopefuls, and the comparison to Prometheus, ensures that Piggy will be a well-known character in William Golding's masterpiece, Lord of the Flies. Bibliography Golding, William. Lord of the Flies. 1954. Faber and Faber Limited, 1988.