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devonte101
devonte101
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High School - 9th Grade

In chapter one of "Lord of the Flies," why did Piggy get mad at Ralph?

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Posted by devonte101 on Sunday October 4, 2009 at 9:19 AM and tagged with character, characterization, golding, lord of the flies.

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  1. ophelious
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    In chapter one of "Lord of the Flies," Piggy becomes angry that Ralph has let the other children know that his former nickname was "piggy" because he is heavy-set.  He feels that Ralph betrayed him by revealing this information that was spoken in confidence. Piggy was hoping to avoid the unpleasant nickname, and in retrospect, probably should have never mentioned it.

    Ralph is not very sympathetic.  His opinion is that "piggy" is a better nickname than some of the other ones they could have come up with, like "fatty."  This is the first instance during which it is shown that despite his intelligence Piggy will get little respect from his island-mates.

    In addition, he is angry that Ralph does not choose him to be one of the boys who gets to explore the mountain, instead making piggy stay back to work on a census.

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    Posted by ophelious on Sunday October 4, 2009 at 11:09 AM

  2. gogryphons
    gogryphons Student
    High School - 9th Grade

    well piggy tels ralph not to tell the others that his name is piggy but ralph does... does this help??

     

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    Posted by gogryphons on Sunday October 4, 2009 at 11:45 AM