except by me". Throughout
             the novel, Ralph tries to keep this order and also focuses on rescue. "We can help
             them to find us. If a ship comes near the island, they may not notice us. So we must
             make smoke on top of the mountain. We must make a fire." This extract from the
             novel, shows Ralph displaying the logic he has within him. During the end of the
             novel, when his civilised society has deteriorated, and he is hiding from the savages,
             Ralph displays quick, rational thinking, in a life threatening situation, that would
             otherwise elude children his age. These features that Ralph represents in society, are
             Whilst being short, overweight, asthmatic and half blind, Piggy embodies reason
             and intelligence. He represents rationality, intellectualism and the ways of thinking
             that a civilised society depends on. Despite being the smartest boy on the island, he
             lacks any social skill. Due to this as well as his unattractive attributes, he is the
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