The Conch

The Lord of the Flies, written by William Golding, is thought-provoking, profound, and symbolic. Many symbols in this novel are extremely important to the plot; for instance, the conch shell. On the one hand, the conch shell in this novel is just that, a shell. On the other hand, it holds a great deal of importance for the boys in this novel and the readers of this story.

Jarod Kintz, an author who has said great ideas, once said, “Sometimes a symbol holds more power than the thing it represents.” In Lord of the Flies, the conch held the power and represented authority. Throughout the book, the conch signified power, authority, and civilization. However, the conch’s importance lessened as order was lost amongst the boys. In Lord of the Flies, Golding showed that power and authority were represented by the conch but slowly diminished as savagery peaked.

The conch is well respected and gives meanings of authority, the boys decide that no one can speak unless he holds the conch, representing order from the old schoolyard society of strict limitations. Quote: "Ralph felt the conch lifted from his lap. Then Piggy was standing cradling the great cream shell and the shouting died down." In this quote, the conch is lifted as though it was as powerful as a crown, reminding the distracted group of rules; that

William Golding’s Lord of the Flies explores the theme that instincts destroy innocence when Golding depicts the conch as a symbol of law and has the boys go from success to destruction. The Conch was a big part of the way things went on the boy's journey. It helped them solve problems, but also sometimes led them to having problems within themselves. Some boys felt good having the conch because it gave the feeling of safety and organization.

When a group of boys are lost on an island, their humanity begins to decline with the loss of power and order within them. The book Lord of the Flies by William Golding, was written during WW2. When a group of boys land on an island with no adults, they start to establish roles and create law, but that quickly diminishes. In the novel, the symbol of the conch represents the downfall of society through establishing law, showing who does and doesn’t have power, and the complete loss of power. In the beginning of Lord the Flies, the boys start to organize themselves by establishing a law with the conch.

In William Golding’s novel, The Lord of the Flies, the conch symbolizes a form of government, but as this symbol’s physical appearance fades, so does the humanity of the characters inhabited on the island. The conch is first found by Ralph and Piggy who are swimming and see it in the clear water. The boys fish out the conch and marvel at its’ beauty. Later on, they figure out how to blow the conch to make a trumpet-like sound. While doing this, all the other schoolboys stranded on the island hear it and come running. The conch is what brought all the boys together and unified them. Also, the conch is introduced and talked about as an item of value. All the boys honor and respect the conch. The conch shows a sense of government because

The conch is just a shell, But it does represents much more than that, the conch is power, order, respect and civility and when it's broken, It’s the loss of civilization. The conch is first found by Piggy and Ralph when they first get to the beach. Piggy who’s seen one before at someones house said “He used to blow it and then his mum would come. It’s ever so Valuable”(11). Then later Ralph used it to do the same thing by blowing in it to find all the boys on the island and to call meeting later. During one of the

From Lord of the Flies, there were many things like Conch and Fire that symbolized something. One of the most important symbols was the Conch. The Conch, which is a big shell that can be seen at the beach symbolizes many things in the Lord of the Flies. The Conch represents power because it once was able to control the boys with it, and it also symbolizes democracy because of anyone who has their ideas and can speak their thoughts. The Conch represents unity because it was used to call an assembly and was used to put the boys and keep the peace between the boys so nobody would fight with each other. So, the conch is an important symbol in the novel, because it represents power, democracy, and unity.

The Lord of the Flies by William Golding is a novel where man is fending for survival. Boys are aground on an island at the time of a war. The two main characters Jack and Ralph, who represent civilisation and barbarism, have a strong conflict. This has an effect on the rest of the boys throughout the book. All of the boys slowly turn into savages further into the story. Close to the end of the book Jack states “And the conch doesn’t count at this end of the island.” pg. 186 When Jack says this, it represents that he does not want rules. Jack is a savage and he refuses to be civil and organized. In the novel, The lord of the Flies, by William Golding the conflict man vs. society, man vs. man, and man vs. nature illustrate humanity.

For a human society to take place, an order is required. From order, comes leadership and authority. Humans create rules in order to protect and look after their society. At times, these rules may fall apart, possibly leading to chaos and destruction. William Golding’s novel “Lord of the Flies,” demonstrates to its readers that the conch shell symbolized leadership and authority, as the characters exposed their inner savages.

"His head opened and stuff came out and turned red. Piggy's arms and legs twitched a bit like a pig after it has been killed" (217). This is what can happen to someone when all signs of civilization, order and power disappear and have no more meaning to members of a group or society. In the writing of William Golding's Lord of the Flies (1954), the symbol of power and civilization is the conch. Once that is lost, all bets are off. When the novel begins, two boys are talking about what has happened and why they are on this island. While walking on the beach, the main character Ralph then proceeds to find a shell which the two boys call the conch. Blowing on this shell Ralph calls a

In Lord Of The Flies, a conch is used to represent law and order within the boys, but whitin time the conch loses its powers. “They obeyed the summons of the conch”, LOTF pg 59. This quote shows that the conch had great power and who ever held it had its power. The conch finally lost its power with Piggy who was crushed by a rock with the conch in thousands of pieces.

The conch is seen as one of the major symbols of the novel. The conch can symbolize a democratic government. The conch has brought the boys together, formed their society. The conch has made their rules and regulations. In the book no one was suppose to talk unless they had the conch. Halfway through the book the conch starts losing its power. The boys split up into two different tribes. The conch symbolizes the rise and the fall of society’s rules, order, and regulation. It made people understand how much rules and regulations are important in a world’s society. Therefore, the conch mad the “Lord of the Flies” a smaller version of what our society is today.

For centuries philosophers, have debated the question of whether man is naturally evil. William Golding poses this question in his novel Lord of the Flies. Set on a tropical island during World War II, the novel begins when schoolboys from Great Britain are being flown to safety and their plane is shot down. No adults survive, and the boys are left to control themselves and get rescued. The boys find a conch, which is a symbol of power and authority to whoever has it in his possession. William Golding uses symbolism in the form of the conch to represent the concept of society. Throughout the course of the novel, the boys developing relationship with the conch

The Lord Of The Flies, written by William Golding, is a political allegory where the island illustrates the world while Jack and Ralph both symbolize conflicting ideologies, totalitarianism and democracy because Ralph and Jack, in a power struggle, fight for control over the island, trying to spread their respective ideologies, just as it occurred during the inception of the book. Stranded on the island, the boys, haggard and bedraggled, chose Ralph as their chief. During the voting process, Ralph and his conch, the device use to talk in the tribe, are described: "There was a stillness about Ralph as he sat that marked him out: there was his size, and attractive appearance; and most importantly, yet most powerful, was the conch" (22). The quote,