Conch Lord Of The Flies Quote Analysis

Adults and rules keep people in line and safe, so without them, the world would be in chaos. In William Golding’s Lord of the Flies, symbolism is used to communicate the theme of The Downfall of Society Without Consequences through the conch, the fire, and Piggy’s glasses. The conch helps communicate the theme because, at first, the boys think it has some authority, but throughout the book, they slowly don’t listen to it anymore and when the conch breaks, there is no more order on the island. The fire also helps communicate the theme because, at first, the fire was very important and the boys kept it lit, but then it starts to lose its importance and eventually goes out. Additionally, Piggy’s glasses help communicate the theme because when they break, chaos
In William Golding’s Lord of the Flies, the breaking of the conch symbolizes the fall of society, which helps convey the theme of the Downfall of Society Without Consequences because, in the beginning of Lord of the Flies, the boys elected their chief, they used the conch to decide, since some of the boys said “‘Him with the shell.’ ‘Ralph! Ralph!’ ‘Let him be chief with the trumpet-thing’” (Golding 20), but they slowly stop respecting it and when the conch breaks, all social order on the island breaks with it, which is shown when they wanted to kill Ralph and Jack says “‘The conch doesn’t count on top of the mountain,’ [...]” (Golding 43).. Since the boys all decided to go hunt and try to kill Ralph, who they elected to be their chief it is clear that the society that began the book, the conch, no longer has any power. At the beginning of the book the boys elected their chief by whoever was holding the conch, believing it had some kind of authority over them, but throughout the book, it explains that “He put the conch to his lips and began to blow. [...] At length Ralph took his lips away and paused to get his breath back.