Lord of the Flies Traditional Cache
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As the brainy representative of civilization, Piggy asserts that "Life...is scientific". Ever the pragmatist, Piggy complains, "What good're you doing talking like that?" when Ralph brings up the highly charged issue of Simon's death at their hands. Piggy tries to keep life scientific despite the incident, "searching for a formula" to explain the death. He asserts that the assault on Simon was an accident, and justifiable because Simon asked for it by inexplicably crawling out of the forest into the ring. Piggy is so intent on preserving some remnant of civilization on the island that, after Jack's tribe attacks Ralph's group, he assumes they "wanted the conch", when, in fact, they have come for Piggy's glasses in order to make fire. Even up to the moment of his death, Piggy's perspective does not shift in response to the reality of their situation. Because his eminently intellectual approach to life is modelled on the attitudes and rules of the authoritative adult world, he thinks everyone should share his values and attitudes as a matter of course. When Ralph and Piggy confront Jack's tribe about the stolen spectacles, Piggy asks "Which is better – to have rules and agree, or to hunt and kill? [...] law and rescue, or hunting and breaking things up?" as if there is no doubt that the boys would choose his preference.
Much like Piggy in William Golding's classic novel 'Lord of the Flies', this cache is the social outcast of caches. Luckily for the cache, it has been placed in purgatory instead of being smashed on the rocks. Hopefully you don't feel like joining Jack's tribe by the time you find the cache...
Sturdy, waterproof footwear is recommended. Gaiters or rubber boots are highly recommended.
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