When in conflict with Jack’s tribe, Piggy is killed and Ralph is stripped down from a leader to an actual person with raw emotions, “And in the middle of them, with filthy body, matted hair, and unwiped nose, Ralph wept for the end of innocence, the darkness of man’s heart, and the fall through the air of the true, wise friend called Piggy.” (Golding 229) Piggy is portrayed in the novel as Ralph’s assistant, but readers never get to see what their relationship is like. Ralph’s emotional downfall due to Piggy’s death concludes the small journey of a civilization that without a strong foundation, but just the idealistic mindset of democracy. In the final stages of development of the main theme, this shows how the downfalls of civilization can affect individuals and ruin their innocence. In Ralph’s opinion, he was leading a democracy which meant that everyone was getting what they wanted, but in reality that is not what was happening. This raw moment is a realization for Ralph that civilizations can not be kept in order forever, therefore, completing Ralph’s symbolic purpose in the
When in conflict with Jack’s tribe, Piggy is killed and Ralph is stripped down from a leader to an actual person with raw emotions, “And in the middle of them, with filthy body, matted hair, and unwiped nose, Ralph wept for the end of innocence, the darkness of man’s heart, and the fall through the air of the true, wise friend called Piggy.” (Golding 229) Piggy is portrayed in the novel as Ralph’s assistant, but readers never get to see what their relationship is like. Ralph’s emotional downfall due to Piggy’s death concludes the small journey of a civilization that without a strong foundation, but just the idealistic mindset of democracy. In the final stages of development of the main theme, this shows how the downfalls of civilization can affect individuals and ruin their innocence. In Ralph’s opinion, he was leading a democracy which meant that everyone was getting what they wanted, but in reality that is not what was happening. This raw moment is a realization for Ralph that civilizations can not be kept in order forever, therefore, completing Ralph’s symbolic purpose in the