Conch

The setting is the most indispensable element of this book. In this book; Lord of the Flies , like most books, could never have carried out the way it did if it weren’t for the time and place it was conducted. In times of war a plane full of British schoolboys is mistaken for a fighter plane and is shot down over a deserted island. The pilot is killed and all that is left are the children and they are faced with the many obstacles such as; shelter, food and basic survival on this deserted island…

Jack is the best leader because of his dictator like traits. He took charge and forced his way into the leadership role. An example of this would be when he dismissed the conch as having any significance to his group. Then Jack said “You haven’t got it with you,”said Jack,sneering.”You left it behind. See,clever? And the conch doesn’t count at this end of the island--”(Golding 150). Jack is the only one who can speak. This is his end of the island.…

the Flies, Piggy is influenced by Ralph in a positive way. He is influenced by Ralph in a positive way when Ralph found the conch at the beginning of the book. This happened when Piggy met Ralph for the first time. Ralph was lowering himself onto some rocks to a lagoon on the beach. There, he met Piggy, a chubby fat boy that was very intelligent. The two of them found a conch shell, which Ralph blew, as shown with this quote: “The note boomed again: and then at his firmer pressure, the note,…

establish order shortly after they are all on the island by recommending the use of the conch; he also mocks the boys for “acting like a crowd of kids” (Golding 42). Piggy is often described as being more socially compatible with the adults and carries himself with a sense of purpose that will frequently be known as Ralph’s moral crisis supervisor. For example, although Ralph had the initial thought of using the conch as a form of power, it was Piggy who obtained the knowledge to blow it as a…

would’ve resulted in no shelters being built and all the time would be used for hunting and entertainment. We can relate the militaristic behavior to the way Jack’s tribe acted near the end of Chapter 10. Piggy had said “They didn’t come for the conch.” The conch was a symbol of democracy and obviously being on the opposite end of the political spectrum Jack had no interest in democracy. Instead, he targets Piggy’s glasses which symbolized the civilization. Furthermore, he also broke Piggy’s…

Society shapes people to be civilized and follow the guidelines put in place by the society's leaders. In William Golding's novel, the reader experiences first hand what it's like to be separated from society and the progression of reverting back to human instincts. This novel can be used to prove the theory that society conditions people to conform to a chosen culture, and how people revert to their instincts without this conditioning. Through the experiences that take place throughout the book…

the boys on the island did not implement this idea into their government, and this caused their society to fall apart. Jack, who ignores the power of the conch, is not pleased to see everybody speaking, especially Piggy, whom he despised. When Piggy is holding the conch and sharing his ideas, Jack breaks in indignantly, “We don’t need the conch anymore. We know who ought to say things. What good did Simon do speaking, or Bill, or Walter? It’s time some people knew they’ve got to keep quiet and…

stranding a group of schoolboys. At first, with no adult supervision, their freedom is something to celebrate”(cover). The main characters, Ralph, Jack, Simon, and Piggy, do not know eachother very well; the first time they met was just after the conch was blown. The setting though is a sense of freedom for the boys, it is also sets a conflict; danger. Problems such as scavenging food, getting help, and trust will most likely lurk throughout the story. The setting explained by William Golding…

To continue, Golding presents a democracy through Ralph by how he was elected as chief, his way of ruling and his priorities. Firstly, Ralph was elected as chief through a vote to see who should be chief. This is extremely important because the main basis of democracy is that the leaders are voted into their position, similar to how Ralph was voted into his position as chief. Ralph was merely picked because of his charisma, and his leadership qualities, similarly to real life democratic…

But with freedom comes responsibility and you have to look out for yourself. When they arrived the children created a government, where the person with a conch shell was the leader. But when you don't have a respected leader, the kids in the book lost interest in Ralph because they wanted to have fun, which lead them to wanting to follow Jack and not listen to Ralph. With no adults to control all the…