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Lord of the Flies Rules and Order Quotes Page 5
Citations follow this format: (Chapter.Paragraph)
- Piggy
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Piggy was […] so full of pride in his contribution to the good of society […] that he helped to fetch wood. (8.118)
Many of Piggy’s actions are motivated by his desire to be accepted by the rest of the boys.
- Ralph
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[Ralph] was vexed to find how little he thought like a grownup and sighed again. The island was getting worse and worse. (8.243)
When Ralph notes order breaking down, he is quick to blame the island as getting worse and worse, not the boys.
“…I mean…what makes things break up like they do?
Piggy rubbed his glasses slowly and thought […].
“I dunno, Ralph. I expect it’s him.”
“Jack?”
“Jack.” A taboo was evolving round that word too.
Ralph nodded solemnly.
“Yes,” he said, “I suppose it must be.”
The forest near them burst into uproar. Demoniac figures with faces of white and red and green rushed out howling, so that the littluns fled screaming. Out of the corner of his eye, Ralph saw Piggy running. Two figures rushed at the fire and he prepared to defend himself but they grabbed half-burnt branches and faced away along the beach. The three others stood still, watching Ralph; and he saw that the tallest of them, stark naked save for paint and a belt, was Jack. (8.265-271)
Ralph and Piggy try to figure out what is causing the break up of law and order on the island. Then Jack rushes out and we see the contrast between order and anarchy, as represented by the naked and brightly painted boys.
