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Conch In Lord Of The Flies

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society. The first time the conch was used was in the assembly. Ralph says “ I'll give the conch to the next person to speak…. He can hold it while he is seaking” (chapter 2). That is what they believed that the boys together and organized to get things done. Ralph wants the boys to have an equal say and opinion when it comes to being one society. The conch has been used against the “beast” to keep them together. Jack becomes apart of the evil towards the end to the point where he worships it. The beast starts off as the “snake thing”- vine like thing, that then leads up to The Lord of the Flies. But as said in the Christian Religion “It was the snake that led Eve to eat from that tree of knowledge”. But at this point in the story, fear from the …show more content…

In the beginning of the story they say the beast is the snake like thing that follows and takes over the forests, to turn out to be the parachute guy who is interpreted to be all evil. The boys belief in the beast led to them acting their age (7-12) and becoming more like savages. Their fear brought out the savagery in them which created them to disobey the set guidelines that Ralph initially had in place, led by Jack, which demonstrated out on the idea of savagery. A way that William Golding shows conflict between civilization and savagery is when jack and his hunters go after the first boar. Jack screams, “Kill the pig, cut her throat, spill the blood”. (Chapter 4). This shows the aggression and the violence that the boys grew to have when it came down to killing the pig and they didn’t care about it. Jack's’

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Ralph states about the conch, “‘I’ll give the conch to the next person to speak. He can hold it when he’s speaking’” (Golding 33). In the beginning of the book, the conch symbolizes government and power. Ralph states that the conch will give the right of a person to talk which shows how the conch is keeping order around for the boys like a government.

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In the first two chapters of Lord of The Flies, we can see a growing tension between Ralph and Jack's group as the boys are taken by a spirit of savagery and engage in controversy regarding their fear and inclinations towards their state of remoteness. Golding also represents conflict and hostility through the harassment of Piggy, who is constantly interrupted by Jack and underestimated by the boys, as we can see in in a quote by Jack" 'You're talking too much', said Jack Merridew, 'shut up, Fatty' " and " 'I got the conch-' Jack turned fiercely. ' You shut up!' " Golding represents the conch in the book as a democratic symbol, which allowed every boy to contribute to decisions.

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The conch represents democracy, respect, order, and power in the novel. Ralph and Piggy find the conch in the chapter one and Piggy said to use the conch to “call the others and have meetings”. Whenever the boys have a meeting around the campfire, the person holding the conch is the only one allowed to speak. This is shown in chapter one again when Ralph used the conch to control the crowd and it said “They obeyed the summons of the conch, partly because Ralph blew it, and he was big enough to be a link with the adult world of authority.” That created a mutual respect for everyone's ideas.

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The conch symbolizes the role of leadership showing they have some source of civilization, once the conch is broken a descent into savagery leads to a dangerous turn for the boys. The one thing that the boys all had that could bring them together was the conch. “I’ll give the conch to the next person to speak. He can hold it when he’s speaking.” Ralph says and later on says “We’ll have rules!”

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After the conch is broken it is spoken by Jack that the conch is gone in a wildly manner, he then proceeds to stab Ralph with a spear. The conch represents a certain jurisdiction for these boys and as soon as that's lost so is that line they don’t cross. The line gets blurred and they can no longer see it. However, there is more symbolism in this book; such as ‘the monster’ representing the lurking and growing evil in human nature. " ‘What I mean is...

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At the instant the conch shatters all authority is lost. The conch not only symbolized rules and authority but it separates the boys by if they want to follow the rules either under Ralph's authority or

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Because it had so much power, the conch got Ralph elected as leader. The mass of boys were so quick to judge and choose their leader based merely on a shell. The boys decided that the shell had power so therefore he who held the shell also had power. Additionally, it determined who had the right to speak, and brought the boys together in unison and created order. Whenever Ralph, wanted to

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He tries to argue that the conch is not necessary, as people should just say what they believe. This represents Jack’s idea that they don’t need to be civilized and instead should just do what they want. Jack rejecting the conch symbolizes his dismissal of civilization and manners. The conch is also a huge symbol of Ralph and his power. It illustrates Ralph’s role and power as leader, but as the conch loses its worth, Ralph loses control over the boys.

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(Golding 22).The conch in Raph’s possession served as a symbol to the rest of the children who knew nothing else about anyone that was there. The judgment call was made because Ralph had the conch that he would make an appropriate leader. The idea is also reiterated when Piggy added "another thing. We ought to have more rules. Where the conch is, that's a meeting.

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Ralph notices the discord but resolves it by enforcing, “I 'll give the conch to the next person to speak. He can hold it when he 's speaking” (Golding 33). The conch represents the discipline of the boys and their civilization. Since Ralph thought to use the conch as a speaking system, the conch represents his leadership and authority over the boys. It also represents his authority because he is the only boy that does not need the conch to speak.

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Readers know that Jack, who represents brutality and the hunger for power, is constantly trying to overthrow Ralph for his position as leader. However, even Jack respects the conch at first, though it represents the exact opposite of his character. Simon is the only person that symbolizes true purity and goodness. He is only one who understands that the island is changing them and that their fear of the beast will eventually cause them to develop into beasts themselves. The conch, much like Simon, represents morality and harmony.

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