the conch.”.... “ I’ll give the conch to the next person to speak. He can hold it when he’s speaking.”(Golding 33). This quote shows how the boys created their civilizations main component which was the ability for anyone to speak. The civilization the boys created‚ which is now considered a democratic government at this point in the book‚ relies on the conch and the control that it holds over them to maintain order. By that explanation of the conch’s significance; it means that if the conch were
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as following…“Shut up‚” said Ralph absently. He lifted the conch. “Seems to me we ought to have a chief to decide things.” “A chief! A chief!” “I ought to be chief‚” said Jack with simple arrogance‚ “because I’m chapter chorister and head boy. I can sing C sharp.” (Page 19) This shows that Jack is already yearning to have power. Roger gives the idea that they should vote and the boys say that they want Ralph because he has the conch. Jack is jealous of the fact that Ralph was the one chosen as
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on a nameless‚ uninhabited island in the middle of the ocean. At first the boys struggle to get along‚ but after they choose a leader the boys begin get along. The leader‚ Ralph‚ is chosen because he found a conch shell which he blew into and all of the boys followed the sound of the conch and are reunited. Jack is another main character in the book. He is the antagonist to Ralph in the way that Jack disagrees with Ralph a lot. Jack and Ralph fight throughout much of the book‚ however they do
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The idea of establishing an ideal state where everyone can live in peace goes back to Plato and his Republic wherein he envisages an ideal state. Thereafter the notion was touched upon by many others in literature. Among them being Sir Thomas More’s Utopia‚ which depicts an ideal state in nowhere and has been a prototype of many modern Utopias. But by the passage of time this notion of Utopia got subverted‚ the ideal state gave way tothe horror and nightmare of dystopia. In my paper I intend
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Lord of the Flies Lord of The Flies by William Golding focuses on the most obvious topic‚ which would be how greed leads to the end of what was good. Alought that maybe to main topic there are other themes that could be found throughout the book such as‚ the corruption of innocence or the use of symbolism to compare to the stories of the Bible to the book. Golding shows the similarities of the characters and island in Lord of the Flies to the characters and locations within the Bible. The
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the main characters‚ Jack and Ralph‚ are both “natural born” leaders. In the beginning of the book‚ Golding describes them as being civil school boys. They show that they have civilizing instinct on page 20 when Ralph calls a meeting by blowing the conch: “We are having a meeting. Come and join in”. Also‚ the way Jack and his choir present themselves: “...a party of boys‚ marching approximately in step in two parallel lines and dressed in strangely eccentric clothing” (19). The appearance of the choir
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of government and how the different types‚ totalitarianism‚ democracy‚ and socialism‚ affected their success on the island. Ralph instills a sense of concordance and structure in his group‚ leading based on what he learned in society. He uses the conch‚ which becomes a symbol for democracy and order‚ to call assemblies and vote on problems
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Ralph and Piggy are opposites. In terms of mental ability‚ Ralph is a confident‚ natural leader and Piggy is awkward but intelligent and a decent organizer. Piggy is the first to insist on having a meeting and decides to call the others with the conch. As "fair" (just) as Ralph is‚ even he does not ask for Piggy’s real name. However‚ they are the two most sensible‚ older boys on the island. Initially‚ Ralph is described as "the fair boy" and Piggy is described as the "fat boy." "Fair" does refer
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in an effort to cling onto a sense of security‚ began to establish law and order. "They obeyed the summons of the conch" (Golding 50). This symbol was discovered by the protagonist Ralph and his ally Piggy. This shell single handedly defined society‚ structure‚ and inevitably home. Initially‚ all of the as a group decided to elect a leader. "This toy was almost as pleasing as the conch" (Golding 28). This shows how one wants order and structure at first. The
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