In Lord of the Flies, what are some of Piggy's character traits, and what are some quotes that demonstrate them?

is very
much the voice of reason on the island. It is he who understands the necessity of building a
rules-based civilization if the boys are to survive and thrive. While so many of the other boys
are having fun and just generally jerking around, Piggy's getting down to the practical business
of building fires and shelters, and thinking how best to organize everything.

He doesn't only do this because it's important, because it's absolutely essential for
the boys' survival, but because he wants to be accepted by the others. Overweight,
short-sighted, and asthmatic, Piggy's one of life's outsiders, constantly picked on and bullied
for his unimpressive physical appearance. So one can understand why Piggy sees his contribution
to this nascent...