Conch In Lord Of The Flies

The conch and pig’s head are symbols of power in the book. In chapter 1, piggy and Ralph found the conch. If a child wants to talk during an assembly, then they have to grab the conch. When someone grabs the conch, other people can’t talk except Ralph because he is the leader of the group. The conch represents Ralph. Jack cut pig’s head after he hunted a boar. He put pig’s head on the stick. That looked like a totem. However, those two represent power although different types of the power. Ralph blew the conch for notice other people can hear him. After children heard the noise, they moved toward to the sound. Children made a big group; they needed a leader in the group. Most of them voted to Ralph because he had the conch. They had rules;