Blog Quest (Interview with Piggy)

Interview with Piggy

KIRA: Hello Piggy. Today I'm going to ask you a few questions about your adventure on the island. Were you angry when Ralph betrayed you and told everybody that you were called Piggy by all the boys at school?

PIGGY: Well I wasn't really mad but my feelings were hurt because Ralph seemed like a trustworthy person, a smart boy who had a conscience. He really surprised me when he told everybody my secret and I was disappointed in him. I'm used to being made fun of so I wasn't surprised when all the boys on the island started making fun of me. Even though we were in a new place, boys are the same wherever you go. People don't change very much even when they crash onto a deserted island.

KIRA: You seem to be very insightful about what makes people behave the way they do. Where did you learn all about this?

PIGGY: I guess being an outsider gives me more time to observe people since I'm never included. Also I have a lot of time to sit and think about things and I can tell a lot about a person by the way that they treat me. For instance, I knew that Jack was trouble from the first moment I saw him strutting up the beach and flaunting his cape like a super hero costume. He prided himself for his physical strength and he was disdainful of anybody who did not have that ability. So of course he was going to make fun of me and hate me because I'm fat, I have asthma and I wear glasses. Jack lived in his body and not his mind.

KIRA: What about Ralph? How did you feel about him?

PIGGY: I knew that it was important to stay close to him and to convince him to remain the chief because he protected me against Jack. Ralph sometimes liked me and sometimes didn't. He liked that I was smart and reassured him that his fears were imaginary. He didn't like me when he wanted to be liked and accepted by Jack.

KIRA: From the very beginning you were very protective and sweet with the littluns. Do you have younger brothers and sisters at home?

PIGGY: No I'm an only child but I really understood how the littluns felt on that island because I have the same feelings a lot of the time. For instance they felt helpless because the big boys were so much stronger and physically able to do more than they could do. I really envy Jack's physical strength and feel helpless a lot of the time because I never know when my asthma is going to stop my breathing. Also without my glasses I'm helpless because I can't see clearly. The littluns wanted the big boys to tell them what to do, to create rules that would create order. I wanted an adult to do the same thing for us on this island because I was frightened about the chaos that would occur without law and order.

KIRA: Thank you Piggy for being so honest. You have had a terrible and frightening experience and I'm glad that you are back and safe.