Just as I asked in the post about the conch, Piggy's glasses are more than just a pair of spectacles. On one level they are simply spectacles, just like the mattress in "Eyes on the Prize." On a higher level, just like the conch shell, Piggy's glasses represent or symbolize much more. Using your knowledge of the entire book, what different things can they possibly symbolize? How are the important to the story? What happens to the glasses eventually?
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Because of the fact that the glasses get broken in the story ultimately symbolizes that the "society" in which the boys are trying to maintain gets "cracked". Everybody "cracks" after so much pressure. Just look at Jack for instance.
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