One decision that William Golding made on the first page that I thought was interesting was how he showed Piggy being left behind. When Piggy tries to get Ralph's attention, Ralph almost ignores him and sort of tries to pretend that he's not there. This stood out to me because Piggy is left behind throughout the entire novel and it really shows how people with personalities that don't quite "make as much noise" are always the people that are thought of the least. Piggy was probably one of the smartest kids in this novel and no one ever listens to him; they simply dismiss all of his ideas.
Another thing that I noticed about the first page was how differently Piggy and Ralph act. It said that Ralph "clamber[ed] heavily among the creepers" and "jerked his stockings." The decision to use very strong and weighty words like "clamber," "heavy," and "jerked" shows us a little bit of Ralph's personality; he isn't always so careful and he has the kind of attitude that leaves a very lasting impression. Whereas Piggy, "removed the thorns carefully" and "searched out safe lodgements for his feet." In this part, Golding decides to use words like "carefully," searched," and "safe" to show that Piggy has a much more cautious approach to things. This most definitely forshadows how these two characters will act later on in the novel.
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