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Lord of the Flies Symbols

Thesis: In Lord of the Flies by William Golding, the author uses the conch to represent leadership and order.

Evidence #6-8

Analysis for evidence #6-8

"We don't need the conch any more. We know who ought to say things"(101-102)

Later on in the novel, the conch begins to lose its importance and overall power. The conch that once symbolized order, civilization, leadership and power now had no relevance in the boy's island society. As the boys descended into savageness, the conch started to have less and less importance due to the boys little interest in being civilized.

Ralph continued to blow until his ears were singing with the effort. "No use" (169)

"They didn't come for the conch" (168)

Analysis for Evidence 2-5

Evidence #2,3,4 and 5

In the beginning chapters of Lord of the Flies, the conch holds great power and importance in the boy's colonies. The conch symbolized leadership and order. It was the one thing that had the power to gather all of the boys and let someone speak without interruption. The conch was one of the last ties the boys had to civilization and adult like behavior.

"I got the conch, I got the right to speak...I got the conch! Just you listen!"(45)

"He held the shell up instead and showed it them and they understood"(99).

Evidence and analysis #1

"I bet if I blew the conch this minute, they'd come running"(51).

"Ralph laid the conch on the trunk beside him as a sign that the speech was over"(82).

"There was his size, and attractive appearance and most obscurely, yet most powerfully there was the conch"(22)

Ralph was not the most obvious leader, he wasn't as forward as Jack and he wasn't as intelligent as Piggy. The Conch was the one thing that called all the boys together and created order. Therefore, when blows the conch, he is immediately associated with being the most organized and adult like.

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