Conch Lord Of The Flies
The blow of the conch reeled me in; I am drawn to it, there’s no stopping it. In the novel Lord of the Flies by William Golding there are many symbols of power that have a certain control over the kids. From the beginning of the story the conch has a certain power over the boys that signifies unity, order, and idolization that helped shape the fate of the kids forever.
In the story the conch helps bring unity to the boys when it is blown. At the beginning of the text Piggy finds the conch in the water and he knew that it should be put to use so Ralph blew it. An example of this is when “Ralph found his breath and blew a series of short blasts. Piggy exclaimed: There’s one!” (13). The quote shows how immediately the conch reeled the kids …show more content…
Quickly the conch became an object that allowed the children to talk in tern. Also it would make time for the assemblies where they would discuss their issues and thoughts. As everyone is together establish rules “ We can’t have everybody talking at once… He held the conch before his face and glanced round the mouth.” (31). The quote is mentioned in the text when Ralph starts making rules on the island. One of the rules he says is that not every one can be talking at the same time. They will use the conch to give people a tern to speak. This rule does help create order for a good amount of time. It also allowed many ideas to be shared. For example, that there is a beast or to build a fire. In the quote ralph is establishing the significance of the conch with his words. In my next quote the conch significance is established through Ralph’s actions. Reader can see that Ralph is putting the conch’s power to use “At last Ralph ceased to blow and sat there, the conch trailing from one hand… as echoes died away so did the laughter, and there was silence.” (15). In the quote the power of the conch is really shown. Now the conch silences a crowd of loud kids. As in the first quote it just established rules. The rules it established are being put to use. Showing the real power of the conch. As the saying goes actions speak louder then words. The reason the conch is so imported is that if there is no order then chaos would have been upon the boys much
In the story the conch helps bring unity to the boys when it is blown. At the beginning of the text Piggy finds the conch in the water and he knew that it should be put to use so Ralph blew it. An example of this is when “Ralph found his breath and blew a series of short blasts. Piggy exclaimed: There’s one!” (13). The quote shows how immediately the conch reeled the kids …show more content…
Quickly the conch became an object that allowed the children to talk in tern. Also it would make time for the assemblies where they would discuss their issues and thoughts. As everyone is together establish rules “ We can’t have everybody talking at once… He held the conch before his face and glanced round the mouth.” (31). The quote is mentioned in the text when Ralph starts making rules on the island. One of the rules he says is that not every one can be talking at the same time. They will use the conch to give people a tern to speak. This rule does help create order for a good amount of time. It also allowed many ideas to be shared. For example, that there is a beast or to build a fire. In the quote ralph is establishing the significance of the conch with his words. In my next quote the conch significance is established through Ralph’s actions. Reader can see that Ralph is putting the conch’s power to use “At last Ralph ceased to blow and sat there, the conch trailing from one hand… as echoes died away so did the laughter, and there was silence.” (15). In the quote the power of the conch is really shown. Now the conch silences a crowd of loud kids. As in the first quote it just established rules. The rules it established are being put to use. Showing the real power of the conch. As the saying goes actions speak louder then words. The reason the conch is so imported is that if there is no order then chaos would have been upon the boys much