I think it is metaphor, because it wasn't really exaggerating
Given the risks associated with escaping slavery, having 100,000 people escape is an incredible number and speaks to the bravery and desperation of those being held as slaves.
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no pen is mightier than sward
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Because there is no sign of help, the boys father is supposedly comming but Piggy knows no one will care if they're missing.
