In the book, The Lord of the Flies written by William Golding, Ralph and Piggy find each other on the beach and discover a shell. Ralph prys the snail out of the shell and attempts to blow into it, but Piggy had to teach him how to. After blowing into the conch all the other boys from the plane crash find Ralph and Piggy on the beach. The conch sets off a chain of events including the boys separating into two groups due to the hunger of power and also the loss of humanity on the island. The conch is a very powerful object in the story and it negatively impacts the order on the island through power, law and civilization, and communication and authority throughout the boys on the island.
The conch symbolizes many things, but one of the major symbols is power. In the book, Ralph first summons all the boys on the island by blowing into the conch. He then goes on to be voted as chief and decides that there should be rules to make sure everything works as a normal society and whoever is holding the shell is the one who speaks. The conch in the story represents power and authority and all the …show more content…
When the conch is blown all of the boys ban together on the beach, also whoever is holding the shell has the right to speak. “‘That’s what this thing is called. I’ll give the conch to the next person to speak. He can hold it when he’s speaking…. And won’t be interrupted. Except by me’”(33). Through the shell everyone could have a chance to speak up and say what they are thinking. This is a way to communicate and a good way for Ralph to have a sense of authority. The conch has a certain effect on the boys in the beginning where they all want rules and appreciate the person holding the conch until Jack starts ignoring Piggy and all the boys start following Jack and in the end the conch is broken and there is no communication between any of the kids so they are all acting like
The conch symbolizes many things, but one of the major symbols is power. In the book, Ralph first summons all the boys on the island by blowing into the conch. He then goes on to be voted as chief and decides that there should be rules to make sure everything works as a normal society and whoever is holding the shell is the one who speaks. The conch in the story represents power and authority and all the …show more content…
When the conch is blown all of the boys ban together on the beach, also whoever is holding the shell has the right to speak. “‘That’s what this thing is called. I’ll give the conch to the next person to speak. He can hold it when he’s speaking…. And won’t be interrupted. Except by me’”(33). Through the shell everyone could have a chance to speak up and say what they are thinking. This is a way to communicate and a good way for Ralph to have a sense of authority. The conch has a certain effect on the boys in the beginning where they all want rules and appreciate the person holding the conch until Jack starts ignoring Piggy and all the boys start following Jack and in the end the conch is broken and there is no communication between any of the kids so they are all acting like