In William Golding’s Lord of the Flies there are many characters. Two of the most prominent and distinct characters are Piggy, and Jack Merridew. Both Jack and Piggy, are stubborn English boys of about 12 years old and symbolically represent groups of society and parts of the human thought, but Jack and Piggy’s similarities end there. Jack is a physically healthy boy with little intellect who cannot think and rationalize too deeply, he represents anarchy and is the id of society whereas Piggy has little if no physical ability and can think and rationalize very well. Piggy represents the super-ego of the microcosm society/world. He is the voice of wisdom and guidance in the novel. The differences between Jack and Piggy are quite clear at the beginning of the novel and continue to develop and become more evident throughout the novel as Jack and Piggy react very differently to situations and problems that face them.
At the beginning of the book the differences in physical ability and fitness are distinct between Piggy and Jack. Piggy is very corpulent, hence the nickname Piggy. He can barely run and cannot swim because of his asthma and has been wearing glasses since he was three.
He tip-toed down the sandy side of the pool, an

Of all the differences between Jack and Piggy, symbolic representation is most likely the biggest. Piggy is the super-ego, the voice of wisdom and reason whereas Jack is the id, which can only understand what it wants and demands instant gratification. Piggy knows what they should do and does what society expects of him. “ Whats grown ups going to think? ” He believes in order and rules and is law abiding. To Piggy the rules are cast in stone and he often hides behind them. “ I got the conch! I got a right to speak!” Besides Ralph, Piggy is the only one who does not become a savage. He stays a firm believer in order, rules, and the original democratic government created with Ralph as the leader. He dies along with the conch, which also stood for order and rules. In contrast, Jack is the first to become a savage; he is the first to put face paint on, he is the first to hunt and kill, and he is the first to leave the democratic government, and start a savage tribe that does as it pleases with no conscience. Jack represents the id of society. He demands instant gratification and only thinks of what he wants at the present. “We want meat.” His behaviour eventually leads to anarchy and chaos and the destruction of the island. “The rules!” Shouted Ralph, “you’re breaking the rules!” Who cares?”

Ralph is the only other boy who can think semi-intelligently and sees Piggy’s intelligence and ability to rationalize. “Only decided Ralph as he faced the chief’s seat, I can’t think. Not like Piggy.” Jack on the other hand, has little cognitive cannot reason and think t