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He was the only boy on the island whose hair never seemed to grow (64)

Just before this quote occurs, Golding was talking about how all of the boys' hair had grown out except Piggy's. Golding said this because he was trying to symbolize how Piggy is different from everyone else. Piggy seems to be more mature and more of a pacifist. Piggy is constantly taunted by all the other kids because he is diffrent. Golding is also trying to show how the boys have changed since they were stranded on the island. He also seems to be unchanged by the island while the others have changed