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How is Piggy portrayed at the moment of his death?

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Piggy's death is stark, unemotional and totally lacking in any dignity. Piggy is compared with a dying pig, who doesn't even have the time to grunt and who's arms and legs continue to twitch even after death. His brains spill out on to a rock and then his body was unceremoniously flushed away by the sea. Compare this to the poetic description of Simon's body being escorted out to sea by a fringe of inquistitive bright creatures.

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he was rather happy that Ralph`s tribe was no more now. "See? See? That`s what you`ll get! I meant that!"
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