Have you ever imagined if you crashed on an island and you had no way of leaving, what would you do? When a group of boys was put in this position in The Lord of the Flies they ended up losing their morals and personal beliefs and ended up becoming savages. In the novel The Lord of the Flies by William Golding, William Golding uses the conch to represent how the boys consciously and unconsciously, give the conch power, and bring a sense of authority and civilization.
In the novel The Lord of the Flies, William Golding shows how when Ralph and Piggy found the conch they gave it power. Therefore when the boys were voting for chief, the boys, mainly picked Ralph because he had the conch. For example “But there was a stillness about Ralph as he sat that marked him out there was his …show more content…
Really giving the conch control and authority for all the boys to follow. For instance Ralph says “we’ll have to have hands up like at school. He held the conch before his face and glanced round the mouth. I’ll give the conch to the next person to speak. He can hold it when he is speaking” (33). In this quote Ralph connects the conch to raising your hand in school. So when someone is holding the conch they may be the only person speaking. This quote connects to my topic sentence by showing how the conch has control over the boys and how they consciously give it that power and control. I think this really helps the boys to have a sense of civilization.
To put it briefly, in the novel The Lord of the Flies by William Golding, the author really shows how the boys consciously and unconsciously give the conch power. Also William Golding shows how the conch really helped to keep the boys civilized. It also had sense of authority and control over the boys. Also the boys showed throughout the text how they valued the conch and how it swayed some of their
In the novel The Lord of the Flies, William Golding shows how when Ralph and Piggy found the conch they gave it power. Therefore when the boys were voting for chief, the boys, mainly picked Ralph because he had the conch. For example “But there was a stillness about Ralph as he sat that marked him out there was his …show more content…
Really giving the conch control and authority for all the boys to follow. For instance Ralph says “we’ll have to have hands up like at school. He held the conch before his face and glanced round the mouth. I’ll give the conch to the next person to speak. He can hold it when he is speaking” (33). In this quote Ralph connects the conch to raising your hand in school. So when someone is holding the conch they may be the only person speaking. This quote connects to my topic sentence by showing how the conch has control over the boys and how they consciously give it that power and control. I think this really helps the boys to have a sense of civilization.
To put it briefly, in the novel The Lord of the Flies by William Golding, the author really shows how the boys consciously and unconsciously give the conch power. Also William Golding shows how the conch really helped to keep the boys civilized. It also had sense of authority and control over the boys. Also the boys showed throughout the text how they valued the conch and how it swayed some of their