Last night, my father was talking to me about the importance of being in control of your life. My dad has always told me to never be afraid to speak my mind or standing for what I believe in. He tells me to never be intimidated by anyone because intimidation is a weakness. He warns me to keep my guard up and under any condition not to let weaknesses be shown. He explains: some people are just waiting for an opportunity to pounce and gradually they break you down. That's if you let them of course. My dad has a saying, "Quien la mente domina, la vida domina." In other words: he who lets his mind be dominated, lets his his life be dominated as well. Dad sets an example, if someone's negative comments about you gets to you and you have a weak spirit, soon you yourself will begin to believe those comments about you. Then you won't be able to stand up for yourself, because you've let a person's false comments break you down. My dad tells me he strives to guide me to become a strong, independent woman, who won't let anyone's (negative) comments affect her.
Piggy is ridiculed by the other boys due to his pathetic appearance. Being pudgy, wearing huge thick glasses and suffering asthma "ass-mar" is prone to be a reason for taunting. Despite being disrespected and made fun of, Piggy always has something to say, and he always wants his opinion to be heard. Piggy always fought for his voice to be heard, and the conch assured him that it would, that's why he really admired and respected the conch. The conch encourages him to speak without fear of being silenced. Although Piggy is called names, he does not let this affect his opinionative self. The conch and the protection it gave Piggy from being silenced, allowed Piggy's thought to be recognized. With the conch, everyone had to hear to Piggy's ideas, point of view and opinions. Piggy neve let the other boys' comments go to his head, and he never stopped being who he was.
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