The Game Of Life I once saw a movie about a man and his wife. They were stranded on a desert island. Together, alone, full moon and stars everywhere. Sounds romantic right? Wrong, no cooked food, fruit everyday, no hope for rescue or anyway to let anyone know where they were. Not so romantic, just deadly. Now, put a bunch of young kids on an island. Alone, no responsibility, no rules, sounds like fun and …showed first 75 words of 994 total…

…showed last 75 words of 994 total…the story wouldn’t have a happy ending. Piggy’s specs are not only a necessity to the boys, but also to the reader. It makes the story more believable and it makes you almost respect the resilience of the boys. The glasses really bring Piggy’s character almost off the pages. You can really see the natural development of Piggy through out the book. The glasses put the final touch on a great novel.