he cant see
He can't see!!
It is Jack's idea to use Piggy's glasses to start the fire. Jack steals the glasses right off of Piggy's face without even asking him first.
"Piggy saw the point of this and stood in the great shadow of Jack." - Represents Piggy's intelligence and reliance on his glasses for sight. "The chief took the glasses from Piggy and looked through them. They are... they are!" - Shows the power struggle and importance of the glasses in starting a fire. "When they had flown, he would be able to see properly." - Symbolizes Piggy's hope for rescue and return to civilization through the glasses. "He had to take off his glasses and part the tangle of hair." - Illustrates Piggy's vulnerability without his glasses and how they are essential to his survival. "Call the others!" - Demonstrates Piggy's concern for the glasses as a valuable resource. "The shattered conch lay there among the ferny weeds." - Symbolizes the loss of civilization and order, including Piggy's glasses. "He moved forward and peered bloodily into this darkness where the fearful window would still be open." - Shows Piggy's determination and desperation to retrieve his glasses. "Piggy apa diecutil glasses on humanya." - Represents the dependence of Piggy on his glasses as a source of clarity and logic. "The cry went once more, this time twice, three times and then the accidental voice was calling." - Symbolizes the struggle to maintain order and reason, represented by Piggy's glasses. "Piggy adjusted his glasses and wiped them again." - Reflects Piggy's meticulous nature and reliance on his glasses for functionality. "Piggy lifted the conch." - Illustrates Piggy's attempt to restore order and logic, symbolized by the use of the conch. "He found himself understanding the wearisomeness of this life." - Represents Piggy's realization of the challenges and hardships he faces, symbolized by the struggle for his glasses. "He took his glasses off and adjusted them on his button" - Shows Piggy's attention to detail and care for his glasses. "The silence was so profound that Piggy could hear the sweep of naked feet on the sand." - Demonstrates Piggy's acute sense of hearing due to his reliance on his glasses for sight. "He peered down though the trampled grass." - Illustrates Piggy's attempt to search for his glasses, symbolizing his struggle to maintain clarity and insight. "He took his glasses off and blinked at them." - Shows Piggy's frustration and vulnerability without his glasses.
piggy's glasses
Jack took Piggy's glasses.
Piggy's glasses can represent many things in this book, they represent power, civilization an wisdom. Without the glasses Jack felt powerless not being able to build a fire and all. So he took them to use them for his own good.
"Piggy's glasses flew off and tinkled on the rocks" (pg 65)
Piggy's glasses symbolise technology and science, they are also an outward indication of Piggy's intelligence. The glasses are the technology which provides the boys with fire. Piggy's spectacles are also the means by which Piggy is able to see clearly, both in reality and metaphorically.
The significance is that the shell used to represent organisation, the glasses (piggy's specs) represent hope, without them, there would be no fire.
page 37 in the book im reading how about you?
Piggy
Ralph