2A_piggy

//**Piggy's Ipod Playlist**// is a collection of various genres that have sentimental value to Piggy's life. We chose this as the name of his playlist because these songs help Piggy get through the day. These songs help reflect on his situation on the island and help provide inspiration and hope.
 * Piggy's Ipod Playlist: //Persevere// **[[image:music&mac_icon.gif width="132" height="99"]]

__**Contents**__ Track 1: //Find My Way// by Qwote __my song's the best here~;)__ Track 2: //Sadness and Sorrow// by Toshiro Masuda Track 3: //Demons// by Brian Mcfadden Track 4: //Waiting on the World to Change// by John Mayer Track 5: //Me Against the World// by Simple Plan Track 6: //Faint// by Linkin Park Track 7: //In the End// by Linkin Park Track 8: //On the Brightside// by Nevershoutnever! Track 9: //Clocks// by Coldplay

**Track 1: //Find My Way// by Qwote** media type="youtube" key="5Cnu49FNZ6M" height="383" width="479"

"The fat boy waited to be asked his name in turn but this proffer of acquaintance was not made." (Golding 9) and "'I can't swim. I wasn't allowed. My asthma--'" (Golding 13) both show how that Piggy was limited on the island, whether, because he was fat, had asthma, and had no mentioning of his real name. Piggy throughout the story inputs the good ideas, points out the boys' childishness, and condemns the children' movement towards savagery, but is always ignored by everyone, except Ralph. Piggy represents the limited civilization the boys' have on the island, and his lack of name, as well as his limitations of his own body just makes it more apparent of how the boys' are lacking in civilization here on the island. He also represents order and reason, in which his death just symbolizes the movement away from order and reason, towards chaos and arbitrariness. **(the rest of the analysis is under the lyrics)**

__Lyrics:__ //Oooh Find my way// //Oooh Find my way//

//It was such a bad day,// //Started off with tears// //on your face.. Ended up in heartbreak..// //Cause you said that you were going away... How did we get here baby.....? I be lying if I said I'm okay...// //Haven't been the same, I think we made a big mistake...

If I'm dreaming,// //Hallucinating, Just tell me am I going crazy.. Cause I can't breathe.. Tell me why'd you leave? It's kinda hard to face the pain..//

//I feel so helpless without you It's like I'm running on empty..// //What'd you do? Help me find my way way way// //I need to find my way way way Don't know why I can't face the truth. Everyday I'm locked up in my room Help me find my way way way I need to find my way way way

Thought everything was perfect.. There was nothing that I wouldn't do. I really just can't stand it.. Cause I gave my whole world to you.. How could you be so selfish? Then again I played a part too.. Now I'm left here standing.. Alone.. without you..

If I'm dreaming, Hallucinating, Tell me am I going crazy.. Cause I can't breathe.. Tell me why'd you leave? It's kinda hard to face the pain..

I feel so helpless without you... It's like I'm running on empty.. What'd you do? Help me find my way way way (baby)// //I need to find my way way way Don't know why I can't face the truth.. (I can't face the truth// //noo) Everyday I'm locked up in my room// //(Yeahh yeahh) Help me find my way way way (Find my way) I need to find my way way way// //(Ooooh)

I keep searching but I can't find you...// //Baby come back to me.. Baby come back to me..// //So lost and I don't know what I should do... Baby come back to me.. Baby come back to me..// //Oh I keep searching but I can't find you.. Baby come back to me Baby come back to me// //Want you here right now.. Baby I do.. Baby come back to me Baby come back to me// //Need..... you..........//

//I feel so helpless without you.. (wooah) It's like I'm running on empty.. What'd you do? Help me find my way way way (need to find my way) I need to find my way way way Don't know why I cant face the truth Everyday I'm locked up in my room Help me find my way way way (wayy can we work it out?) I need to find my way way way (yeahhhh yeah)//

//I feel so helpless without you It's like I'm running on empty.. What'd you do Help me find my way way way I need to find my way way way Don't know why I can't face the truth Everyday (I don't know what to do) I'm locked up in my room Help me find my way way way (Can we work it out?) Need to find my way way way

(Ooooh) I feel so lost without you here with me (Help me find my way) Baby come back to me Baby come back to me//

This song by Qwote - Find My Way, shows how Piggy is always limited, and relies on Ralph to communicate his thoughts. Piggy wants to "**find his way"** but instead he's avoiding speaking up and boxes himself into his own world then actually standing up for himself, as heard in "// **Don't know why I cant face the truth, Everyday I'm locked up in my room** //" Which reflects why Piggy never reveals his name; always "locked in his room"--being in his on world. Also, the fact that Piggy trusted Ralph not to tell others his nickname, in which Ralph breaks that promise, is seen through "// **Cause I gave my whole world to you.. How could you be so selfish?** //" where Piggy is questioning Ralph for his selfishness of revealing his name. Also, in **"// Now I'm left standing...alone...without you, //"**shows Piggy now forever isolated by the group by being the only one with his own unique negative connotative identity--fat, physically weaker, vision problems, etc. Last, **"// Cause I can't breathe.. //**" like represents one of Piggy's limitations--his asthma--and "**// It's kinda hard to face the pain.. //"** represents another one of Piggy's limitations--his lack of confidence. All these limitations Piggy has, whether physical, or social, with Piggy representing reason, symbolize the lack of reason and thought on the island.

-//Aaron Wu//

media type="youtube" key="fvUfUx4h4X0" width="425" height="350" Although the book doesn't directly mentions it, I believe that since the day Piggy is stuck on the island, he felt both fear and sadness because he knows the chances of returning home is nearly impossible. Piggy is one of the few who is aware of the immaturity of the kids on the island. The fact that the most kids do not care about the signal fire makes Piggy really depress because without the fire, they cannot be rescued even if a ship has passed by. Furthermore, the lack of unity and cooperation of the groups of kid on the island makes Piggy feel that survival is impossible on the island. As days passes on, the hopes of been rescue will slowly disappear. This song "sadness and sorrow" sounds very hopeless and somber which is exactly what Piggy feels as he tries to survive on the island with a group of kids that can't even keep a signal fire burning.
 * Track 2: //Sadness and Sorrow//**

//-Jack Wang//

**Track 3: //Demons//** media type="youtube" key="BihKH1CeqfQ" width="432" height="357" __Lyrics:__ //Have you ever been lost in a different world? Where everything you once knew is gone And you, find yourself powerless // //With everything that exists You're numb

Will I ever break free? //

//I search my world but I can't find you// //You're standing there but I can't touch you Try to talk but the words are just not there I can feel a sense of danger// //You stare at me like I'm a stranger paralyzed and you don't seem to care The demons in my dreams//

//If you become a nobody// //Blind to your family Who would you be? And life has gone into reverse Re-living every hurt along the way

Everything that you fear Is calling you and drawing near//

//I search my world but I can't find you You're standing there but I can't touch you Try to talk but the words are just not there I can feel a sense of danger// //You stare at me like I'm a stranger paralyzed and you don't seem to care The demons in my dreams//

//Wake me up and let's go// //I'm about to explode

I search my world but I can't find you// //You're standing there but I can't touch you Try to talk but the words are just not there I can feel a sense of danger// //You stare at me like I'm a stranger paralyzed and you don't seem to care The demons in my dreams //

I find this song called "Demons" very similar with my analysis of Piggy. Piggy ended up on a place where he is separated from the outside world after the Plane Crash which corresponds to the line, "Have you ever been lost in a different world?". Piggy constantly feels powerless and is treated as an inferior by the others kids, especially by Jack. In the lyric, it says "Will I ever break free?" shows Piggy's desire to be rescued, but he knows that the chance is nearly impossible. I believe that "The demons in my dreams" can either be Jack or the Beastie. Piggy dislike Jack because Jack does not care about the signal fire which is the primary source for rescue. Another way to interpret "demons" is the "beastie" within each kid which Simon later discovers as well. "Everything that you fear is calling you and drawing you near." This line shows Piggy's fear of the destruction of civilization. Piggy constantly reminds Ralph that he is the chief because Ralph is the existence of civilization. However, Ralph's power is constantly been suppressed by Jack, and the "fear" that Piggy has is getting closer every moment. //-Jack Wang//

**Track 4: //Waiting on the World to Change// by John Mayer** media type="youtube" key="oBIxScJ5rlY" height="303" width="503" __Lyrics:__ //Me and all my friends We're all misunderstood They say we stand for nothing and There's no way we ever could

Now we see everything that's going wrong// //With the world and those who lead it We just feel like we don't have the means To rise above and beat it

So we keep waiting// //Waiting on the world to change We keep on waiting// //Waiting on the world to change

It's hard to beat the system// //When we're standing at a distance So we keep waiting Waiting on the world to change

Now if we had the power// //To bring our neighbors home from war They would have never missed a Christmas No more ribbons on their door And when you trust your television What you get is what you got Cause when they own the information, oh They can bend it all they want

That's why we're waiting// //Waiting on the world to change We keep on waiting Waiting on the world to change

It's not that we don't care,// //We just know that the fight ain't fair So we keep on waiting Waiting on the world to change//

//And we're still waiting Waiting on the world to change We keep on waiting waiting on the world to change One day our generation Is gonna rule the population So we keep on waiting Waiting on the world to change

We keep on waiting// //Waiting on the world to change//

"Waiting on the World to Change" by John Mayer accurately depicts, and criticizes Piggy's passive character in the novel. While Piggy does get angry from time to time, he usually lets things pass by sitting down and being silent, "Jack made a move toward Piggy who scrambled away till a great rock lay between them. He thrust his head over the top and glared at Jack through his one flashing glass" (Golding 72). He has the intelligence to accomplish good for the boys, but he does not act upon it. In several ways, Piggy is "Waiting on the World to Change". In the novel, only when Jack leaves (through no help from Piggy) does he seem content and willing to step up as a leader, or at least Ralph's stronger sidekick. His passion coupled with his timid character creates a pitiful and oblivious sidekick, though. Piggy is oblivious to the social issues that surround him, such as the mistreatment of boys who are not of the elite group. In the song, Mayer makes a comment about the oblivious (American) public, "And when you trust your television / What you get is what you got" (19-20). Piggy also cannot physically change the island or "world" because of his physical conditions (he's heavy and has asthma). Due to this, all Piggy can do is wait for Ralph to blow the conch, or for Jack to leave so that Piggy can truly contribute something to the island. Right before Piggy's death, Ralph tells Piggy to wait for him at that spot, since Piggy is almost crippled because he cannot see without his glasses. While Piggy waits for Ralph, he also waits for his death-the crushing of his life and soul by a falling rock. This tragedy is a comment on society-that if society is not adequately functioning, individuals need to step up and take action against injustice. Being critical but passive like Piggy does not accomplish anything except loss. The song also reflects this idea of inheriting the world and the need to change it. John Mayer lists problems in today's society, "Now we see everything that's going wrong with the world and those who lead it," and criticizes people, the youth especially, for merely "waiting on the world to change". Mayer is advocating action with, "It's hard to beat the system when we're standing at a distance". So in many ways, the theme to "Waiting on the World to Change" is the theme to Piggy's life. That is, criticizing society does not solve the problem; one must take action.

//-Hannah Nguyen//

**Track 5: //Me Against the World// by Simple Plan** media type="youtube" key="B-pQBDE5Gbg" height="385" width="480" (All lyrics are on video)

Piggy continuously wants to express his ideas throughout the novel, yet more often than not he becomes interrupted by others and balked at. He is, out of all the boys, the most conservative and orthodox, as even Ralph has gone through several transformations. Despite all his good intentions, he is "//**...**////**a lost cause, not a hero**//." The song "Me against the world", aligns more Piggy's internal thoughts, that even after him and Ralph are the only remnants of the old tribe, he's  not going to let all the other kids who have become savages "//**shove their thoughts into [his head]**//". Other parts of the song, such as "I'm a nightmare, a disaster.", possibly portrays what Jack thinks of him. Piggy, already isolated at the beginning, has become a complete outcast along with Ralph at the end, with no influence over others. I think that this song is most suited to be used at the end of the novel.

//-Gordon Peng//

 media type="youtube" key="LYU-8IFcDPw" height="301" width="510"  When I first tried to find a song for Piggy, it occurred to me that I should look for a sad song to represent Piggy’s struggle with having his opinions heard. After analyzing the role of his character in the sense that maybe his frustration was more passionate that I had thought, Faint by Linkin Park seemed to be the perfect song to explain his irritation in the novel. The actual lyrics are: //I am a little bit of loneliness, a little bit of disregard Handful of complaints but I can't help the fact That everyone can see these scars
 * Track 6: //Faint// by Linkin Park**

I am what I want you to want, what I want you to feel But it's like no matter what I do I can't convince you to just believe this is real

So, I let go watchin' you, turn your back Like you always do, face away and pretend that I'm not But I'll be here 'cause you are all that I've got

I can't feel the way I did before, don't turn your back on me I won't be ignored, time won't heal this damage anymore Don't turn your back on me, I won't be ignored

I am a little bit insecure, a little unconfident 'Cause you don't understand, I do what I can But sometimes I don't make sense

I am what you never want to say but I've never Had a doubt, it's like no matter what I do I can't convince you for once just to hear me out//

//So, I let go watchin' you, turn your back Like you always do, face away and pretend that I'm not But I'll be here 'cause you are all that I've got

I can't feel the way I did before, don't turn your back on me I won't be ignored, time won't heal this damage anymore Don't turn your back on me, I won't be ignored

No, hear me out now, you're gonna listen to me Like it or not, right now, hear me out now You're gonna listen to me like it or not, right now

I can't feel the way I did before Don't turn your back on me, I won't be ignored

I can't feel the way I did before, don't turn your back on me I won't be ignored, time won't heal this damage anymore Don't turn your back on me, I won't be ignored

I can't feel, I won't be ignored, time won't heal Don't turn your back on me, I won't be ignored//

My interpretation of Piggy’s role in the story runs very closely with the lyrics of Faint. In the beginning of the novel, Piggy hopes to establish a new “identity” in contrast to the one that the reader can guess he was ridiculed for. Piggy possesses unpopular physical characteristics such as his “as-mar” and weight that limit the amount of leadership/power that he can ever obtain on the island from the very start. Although his prospects are grim, Piggy’s attempt to contribute his knowledge for the betterment of the camp boys only worsens his position as his opinions are cast away as troublesome. Unbeknownst to the rest of the boys until later on in the story, Piggy actually holds the most physically valuable thing on the island: his “specs”. They are important because the boys eventually figure out how to use them to build fire, which is the foundation for responsibility in Ralph’s rules and vital for the boys to be rescued. They’re role is so significant that Golding foreshadows destruction when the power is put in the wrong hands (referring to Jack holding his specs in his left hand). Piggy’s development is stagnant throughout the novel as shown in his failure to command the attention of the boys even when he holds the conch, the symbol of authority among the boys. In the end, it is his failure to deliver his warnings to maintain order on the island that leads to his death. Piggy’s death is hardly significant to any of the others (besides Ralph) because most of the boys have already converted to their primitive selves and given into their Ids. His death as the super-ego marks a pivotal point in the disappearance of humanity in the boys as they neglect to consider his contributions.

-//Kelly Yin//

**Track 7: //In the End// by Linkin Park** media type="youtube" key="eVTXPUF4Oz4" height="307" width="512"

"In the End" by Linkin Park represents Piggy's struggles on the island. As you may know, Piggy not as average as the other boys on the island. He is characterized as a chubby boy with"specs" and "as-mar". I think his main struggles on the island is trying to fit in. Piggy's voice never seems to be heard due to his looks. His heavy weight seems to pull him down to step up and take charge when the boys are stranded on the island. Piggy tries to contribute and give ideas to the boys, but his ideas were never acknowledged. Like the lyrics in this song, "in the end, it doesn't even matter". This shows how there is a sense of rejection in Piggy's life. No matter how hard Piggy tries to be a part of the boys, everything falls apart because he just doesn't belong or fit in. I feel that Piggy does "try so hard" to keep the boys in order on the island, however nothing seems to go his way. Due to the feel of rejection, I think Piggy would have been glad that the boulder did fall on him, "i had to fall to lose it all, but in the end it doesn't even matter".

//-Stephanie Fu//

**Track 8: //On the Brightside// by Nevershoutnever** ** ! **

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__Lyrics__:

//I met a man of two feet tall This man was quite ambitious In a world that is so vicious To us all, I said "hi" As he replied, he said "Listen to these words that I have lived by my whole life."

You're only as tall As your heart will let you be And your only as small As the world will make you seem And when the going gets rough And you feel like you may fall Just look on the bright side You're roughly six feet tall

I met a man of twelve feet tall He towered like a giant In a world that was defiant of his height I said "hi" as he replied, he said "Listen to these words that I have dreaded my whole life."

You're only as tall As your heart will let you be And your only as small As the world will make you seem And when the going gets rough And you feel like you may fall Just look on the bright side You're roughly six feet tall

I am a man of six feet tall Just looking for some answers In a world that answers none Of them at all I'll say "hi" But not reply to the letters that you write Because I found some piece of mind

Cause I'm only as tall As my heart will let me be And I'm only as small As the world will make me seem When the going gets rough And I feel like I may fall I'll look on the brightside I'm roughly six feet tall//

When I first heard this song, I thought that I should use a sad song to express his fate on the island. However, I believed that one's Ipod should not be filled with sad songs and that Piggy needs some optimism in his life. Therefore i came up with this song to express Piggy's role on the island and in life. The lyrics in this song definitely reflect how Piggy feels as a member on the island. For example, the lines "//This man was quite ambitious/In a world that is so vicious"// reflect Piggy's desire to fit in and significantly contribute to the life on the island, despite his shortcomings in his weight problem, lack of self esteem (as hinted by his name), and his medical problems with his "ass-mar," among others. The "vicious world," or in this case, the island society, hinders Piggy's progression into an integral part of the society with its recurring boos and hisses from the littluns, along with insults from Jack and Ralph. The lines "//You're only as tall/As your heart will let you be/And your only as small/As the world will make you seem"// shows the optimism that Piggy needs in order to succeed on the island. Piggy is not a tall boy, he is fat and short. What Piggy needs to overcome is his physical obstructions. Piggy needs to dig deeper into himself and summon the courage to overcome the taunts and insults that the littluns and Jack and Ralph throw at him. Later in the story, when Jack and Ralph separate into their own tribes, Piggy has a chance to rise up and take lead of Ralph's small group. He "looks on the brightside" and sees that he has a chance to take charge,

-//Edmund Lin//

**Track 9: //Clocks// by Coldplay**

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__Lyrics:__

//Lights go out and I can’t be saved Tides that I tried to swim against Brought me down upon my knees Oh I beg, I beg and plead

Singin’, come out if things aren’t said Shoot an apple off my head And a, trouble that can’t be named Tigers waitin’ to be tamed

Singing, yooooooooooooo ohhhhhh Yoooooooooooo ohhhhhh

Confusion never stops Closing walls and ticking clocks Gonna, come back and take you home I could not stop that you now know

Singin’, come out upon my seas Curse missed opportunities Am I, a part of the cure Or am I part of the disease

Singin’, yoooooooooooo ohhhhhh Yooooooooooooo ohhhhhh Yooooooooooooo ohhhhhh Yooooooooooooo ohhhhhh

Yooooooooooooo ohhhhhh Yooooooooooooo ohhhhhh

Oh nothing else compares Oh nothing else compares And nothing else compares

Yooooooooooooo ohhhhhh Yooooooooooooo ohhhhhh

Home, home, where I wanted to go Home, home, where I wanted to go Home, home, where I wanted to go Home, home, where I wanted to go//

Piggy would have this song on his ipod because it describes him and his situation perfectly. The first verse of the song talks about Piggy's life prior to crashing on the island. The "tides" that he attempts to go against are the other boys who make fun of him, which is where he receives his name of Piggy. This first verse also reflects Piggy's experiences in the first few chapters of the novel; he is constantly struggling against the dislike and the immediate dismissal he faces whenever he attempts to bring up ideas in front of the other boys. He wants to fit in so badly that he begs Ralph in the opening chapters not to tell others about his cruel nickname. However, despite the dislike the others clearly feel towards him, he is unafraid to speak up if he believes that something should be done, which is shown in the first line of the second verse. The next line describes the scorn and almost hatred that the other boys feel for Piggy as the book progresses they are allowed to further descend into savagery. The last two lines of verse two, "//And a, trouble that can’t be named/Tigers waitin’ to be tamed//" shows the beast and its effect, which is causing the boys to descend into savagery which the song addresses by stating that the tigers (the boys) need to be tamed. The third verse displays the confusion of the boys and the lack of order present as Jack and Ralph head two separate tribes. The closing walls and ticking clocks show that Piggy believes that there's a less and less chance of getting rescued for every moment longer that they stay on the island. The fourth verse shows how frustrated Piggy is with the situation because they could have been rescued and it shows how he's beginning to question himself, which is shown in the book when Piggy acknowledges that they'll all go crazy unless they get off the island soon. The last two verses of the song shows Piggy's greatest desire, which is to finally get off the island and return to the civilization and order which he loves. I think the song itself, with its steady, slightly fast tempo from the drums display the sense of urgency that Piggy feels about doing things to get off the island, like continuing the fire. The constant switching from major to minor chords in the piano perfectly expresses Piggy's sense of confusion and the lack of order in the island and the gradual decrescendo in the last seconds of the song shows Piggy's faltering sense of order and civilization, after he witnesses and does nothing to stop the murder of Simon.

-//Annie Lee//