Lord of the Flies

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xlammiex
xlammiex
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High School - 10th Grade

In Lord of the Flies, why and how are Piggy's glasses significant?

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Posted by xlammiex on Tuesday March 4, 2008 at 4:15 AM and tagged with glasses, piggy, significance, symbolism.


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    Posted by brandih on Tuesday March 4, 2008 at 8:43 AM

  2. edonnelly
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    Piggy's glasses are significant because they symbolize reason and insight. Piggy is the one character who is gifted with these two traits, but they are lost when he is killed.

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    Posted by edonnelly on Monday March 10, 2008 at 10:07 AM

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