For William Golding, he chose a character who is very intelligent and easily differentiated individual. ... This is crucial to the novel because it not only gives Lord of the Flies an ending by having them rescued because of the fire but it also blatantly shows that the small loss of control or civility resulted in the death of a little "un in the beginning of the novel. ... Golding needed a slow downfall of well-mannered boys to show the destruction of human nature and Piggy helps this factor out greatly. ... Bibliography William Golding. Lord of...

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