Conch Lord Of The Flies Persuasive Essay

Have you ever thought about what to do in case you were alone on an island? Would you become civil and look for ways to be rescued? Or would you accept your fate and become a savage? In the classic novel Lord of The Flies by William Golding, he talks about these kind of question. A way for the boys to maintain their stability they use a conch shell as a form of power. The conch shows the descent of the boys from being civilized to becoming completely savages. It is first a practical item, but then becomes respected into the community and a representation of civilization. Then the boys discard the conch and become savages. The conch is first discovered by Ralph while swimming in the ocean. He realizes that it makes a noise that can be heard
Everyone turns into beast and they forget all the rules and disobey the conch. This leads to Piggy’s death and causes the conch to get destroyed in the process. “I’m calling an assembly’ Silence. Roger took up a small stone and flung it between the twins, aiming to miss. (Golding, 162). Ralph is attempting to call forth an assembly, however no one is listening to him and doesn’t care about the rules of the conch anymore. Roger is just throwing stones at Ralph showing that they have no more respect for the conch. “The rock struck Piggy a glancing blow from chin to knee; the conch exploded into a thousand white fragments ceased to exist... Piggy fell forty feet and landed on his back across that square red rock in the sea.” (Golding, 167). Since no one had respect for the conch while Piggy was speaking even though he had the right to, it lead to Roger pushing a boulder. Both crushing the conch shell into nothing but dust, and killing piggy. Due to their savagery, it causes their only source of power to get destroyed, everyone turned into complete savages. Resulting in Jack burning down an entire forest. Just to kill Ralph. It seems as though after the conch was destroyed, everyone lost hope in humanity. Everyone turned into