Lord Of The Flies. Question 6

“They worked therefore with great energy and cheerfulness, though as time crept by there was a suggestion of panic in the energy and hysteria in the cheerfulness. They built a pyramid of leaves and twigs, branches and logs, on the bare sand by the platform. For the first time on the island, Piggy himself removed his one glass, knelt down and focused the sun on the tinder. Soon there was a ceiling of smoke and a bush of yellow flame.”(p.144)
I chose this passage because I thought it was really amazing that Piggy actually helped those that he did not like, or just did not want to respect. Also he had really wanted to survive on this island. He was hoping that one day he would eventually get home, but he never even thought of death and that it could happen to him soon. I think this passage kind of relates to me. I always do something so I could achieve my goal, but I never think of the thing that could happen to me during this process. I always think of me final or the finishing part, but I do not know what is going to happen to me or the thing I am working on. Piggy was really one minded, if he wanted to do something he would achieve his goal no matter whatever happens or whatever he does. I am not actually like that; I do not take some stuff serious, even if I really have to. Throughout the book Piggy had only one wish, to get home. He tried his best to achieve his goal, but because of his island “buddies” he get’s killed. And everything just collapses under his feet. Everything what he worked so hard for, just get destroyed in few seconds. Sometimes I feel the same. Something that I work for gets destroyed by my fault or people around me.