Throughout the book there is a consistent theme that there is a conflict between Civilization and savagery. This is mainly represented with Ralph being civilization and Jack being savagery. The main symbol that shows this theme is the conch because as the book goes on it gets more and more faded While the boys descend into savagery. on Page 58 “I got the conch,” said Piggy indignantly. “You let me speak!” This is a perfect example of how the conch represents civilization because normal in a civilization there are certain people with power and their power is represented by something normally. In this case whoever has the conch is viewed as someone with power.
Later in the book on page 110 it says “bleached the yellow and pink to near-white, and transparency” At this point in the book Jack and his crew had just had a second encounter with the pig and this time they did not shy away from killing it. When they get back to camp they tell the story not as if it were a duty that had to be done to get food, but they tell it as though it was fun. This is one of the first times Jack is seen as a savage, just as the conch is beginning to fade. …show more content…
See? That’s what you’ll get! I meant that! There isn’t a tribe for you any more! The conch is gone—” This is right after piggy fell onto a large pile of rocks and broke the conch into a million pieces as well as his head. Immediately after this Jack yells “i'm chief” and throws his spear at Ralph catching him in the ribs but not doing any substantial damage. This is the final turning point when the boys have completely descending into savagery and this is is shown by the conch being broken into a million pieces. The author then goes on to describe their current appearance all the while making them out to be
Later in the book on page 110 it says “bleached the yellow and pink to near-white, and transparency” At this point in the book Jack and his crew had just had a second encounter with the pig and this time they did not shy away from killing it. When they get back to camp they tell the story not as if it were a duty that had to be done to get food, but they tell it as though it was fun. This is one of the first times Jack is seen as a savage, just as the conch is beginning to fade. …show more content…
See? That’s what you’ll get! I meant that! There isn’t a tribe for you any more! The conch is gone—” This is right after piggy fell onto a large pile of rocks and broke the conch into a million pieces as well as his head. Immediately after this Jack yells “i'm chief” and throws his spear at Ralph catching him in the ribs but not doing any substantial damage. This is the final turning point when the boys have completely descending into savagery and this is is shown by the conch being broken into a million pieces. The author then goes on to describe their current appearance all the while making them out to be