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g-man123
g-man123
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High School - 12th Grade

In "Lord of the Flies", why does Piggy conclude that no one will know where they are?

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Posted by g-man123 on Thursday October 16, 2008 at 4:34 PM and tagged with island, lord of the flies, piggy, rescue.

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  1. gbeatty Teacher
    College - Freshman

    Piggy reaches this conclusion soon after they arrive on the island due to the war. He's convinced that too much of civilization will have been destroyed by the bombs, and that the survivors will be too distracted by the war and the aftermath, to look for them successfully.

    Sources:
    http://www.enotes.com/flies/chapter-1-summary-analysis
    http://www.enotes.com/flies/character-analysis

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    Posted by gbeatty on Thursday October 16, 2008 at 5:04 PM