Piggy's Conch

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I chose the conch because it symbolizes civilization in the novel. The shell effectively governs the boys’ meetings, for anyone who holds the conch has the ability to speak In this regard, the shell is more than a symbol—it is an actual representation of ruling and democratic ability.. As the island civilization erodes and the boys descend into brutality, the shell loses its ability to maintain law and order.. I chose that quote because Roger was slowly attempting to break law and order despite the rules of the group. The visual is good because that’s what a conch looks like.

Next, I chose Piggy’s glasses because it represents the power of science and intellectual endeavor in society. The representation is evident from the very start of the novel, when the boys use the lenses from Piggy’s glasses to spark a fire. I chose this quote because it shows how the most logical person, Piggy, is still relatively calm when everyone is stranded within the island. I chose that visual because that’s that glasses look like.

Additionally, I chose the Lord of the Flies his complicated symbol becomes the most important image in the novel when Simon approaches …show more content…

The characters are frightened of the alleged beast, but only Simon reaches the realization that they fear the beast because it lives inside all of them. As the characters. As the boys grow more brutal, their belief in the beast grows ever stronger.. At the closing of the novel, the boys are abandoning the sacrifices and treating it as a spiritual god. The boy 's personalities is what carries the beast into reality, so the more brutality the the boys act, the more realistic the beast seems to manifest. I chose this quote because it shows how real the beast is within everyone, even including ourselves. I chose that visual because it represents the savagery of the