In the novel lord of the flies the author made it obvious for the reader to see that there is a lot of social civilization going on. There is not an adult with them during their time and no one to really help guide the boys, therefore they need to vote and select a leader. Yet the young kids are out of their mind and have no idea who or what they need in a leader. They tried to get someone to maintain control and be in charge and they hope they call the right shots. The obvious choice was Ralph because he had something that Jack did not have and that will win the people over to Ralphs side. Since they’re on an island they take things from the island to represent their power, such as the head of a pig and the conch shell. Both of these are a symbol of a power that they are used to control the groups of boys. Each one of them has their own power and meaning behind them. In the beginning of the book when a group of young school boys plane crash on an island, Ralph who’s one of the boys finds a conch shell and a new friend whom they call piggy, piggy has the idea to sound the conch so that it will bring the rest of the boys from the other part of the island together. The conch was used to call everyone out for an assembly or a meeting also known as an order and they get respected and whoever has it on his or her hand, then that person has a chance to speak and no one else can interrupt them. This conch represents the symbol of a rule of law and civilization. We can consider