In the novel Lord of the Flies‚ Ralph is one of the two main leaders on the island‚ Jack being the other. Ralph represents democratic governments‚ where power is given‚ as well as order and productive leadership. The conch shell demonstrates this‚ as everyone under Ralph’s rule gets a say in the governing of the island (they can collaborate). Note: He represents democracy for numerous reasons. He was elected fairly‚ he distributed tasks to different groups (i.e. Jack and his choir boys would hunt)
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In The Lord of the Flies by William Golding‚ the reader comes across many symbols. A symbol is a figure of speech where an object‚ person‚ or situation has another meaning other than its literal meaning. These contribute to the novel by helping the reader learn about the characters and their motives in the story‚ making them important elements. The conch shell‚ fire‚ and Piggy’s glasses were three of the symbols that helped reveal the characters and progress the the story. The first major symbol
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In Golding’s Lord of the Flies‚ the conch shell is a symbol for order and structure which furthers the novel’s theme that civilization is needed to diminish the savagery of humans or else they will fully embrace their wild side and lose any sense of moral responsibility. After Ralph is voted chief‚ because he held the conch‚ he tells the choir that “they can be… hunters” (20). Initially‚ Jack’s eagerness to kill was directed into helping the group of boys as a whole and he posed no threat to the
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Two of the most important symbols in the novel‚ Lord of the Flies‚ by William Golding were the conch shell and the Lord of the Flies itself. After a plane crashes on an uncharted island in the Pacific Ocean‚ leaving a group of schoolboys stranded without adult supervision‚ the conch becomes the sole source of order on the island. The shell becomes a symbol of civilization very early in novel after Ralph and Piggy use it to call the rest of the boys to a meeting. However‚ as time goes on‚ fear
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The sow’s head and the conch shell In the novel‚ "Lord of the Flies‚" by William Golding‚ sow’s head and conch shell are two of the most important symbols. Each one of them reflects important values‚ and they are the two symbols that make Jack and Ralph start fighting together. The symbols both represent power‚ but what they represent is different from one another which lead Jack and Ralph having a distant relationship. Ralph and Jack are the two central characters who use the symbols to gain more
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In William Golding’s novel‚ Lord of the Flies‚ many boys have opinions and ideas‚ but only a handful are heard and acknowledged. This raises the question of whose voices are welcomed and understood in today’s society. It is made clear throughout the book that depending on one’s characteristics‚ what they say is either taken and accepted‚ or ignored and renounced. Some qualities possessed by those that are heard are confidence and strength. While those who are ignored are linked to more negative traits
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Asnault Honors English 10 August 2010 Deep within a shell Everyone has a personality shell. For instance‚ one might have a soft shell (with a sensitive personality)‚ one might have a hard shell (with a strong-willed‚ egomaniacal personality)‚ or one might be somewhere in between. But that personality shell greatly symbolizes who they are. That same type of symbolism is greatly used in Lord of the Flies by William Golding with a conch shell‚ sharing a huge resemblance to the personality of Ralph
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William Golding’s Lord of the Flies is an influential novel which reveals the darkness of mankind and evil inside of all humans. Lord of the Flies is set in the early 20th century‚ during a time when Europe is under attack and surrounded by war. For this reason‚ a plane carrying a group of British schoolboys is flown away from the chaos in hopes of bringing the boys to safety. Suddenly‚ the airliner is mistaken for a military aircraft and taken down. After all of the pandemonium the boys soon realize
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The conch shell is spotted by Ralph and Piggy at the beginning of the novel‚ and is used to call upon the other boys that are on the island‚ at the recommendation of Piggy. As it is used to call for meetings‚ the conch quickly comes to represent civilization and order in the novel. The conch also play a role in dictating the meetings by giving the boy in possession of it the right to speak. The conch transcends being a symbol and becomes a physical moderator of democracy‚ and adds legitimacy to the
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In the Lord of the Flies‚ written by William Golding‚ one of the most important symbols in the novel is the conch shell. The conch is a shell that the boys found in a lagoon on the island. “We can use this to call the others. Have a meeting.”(20). They use the conch to summon the group to meetings and help govern the boys. The conch started off as a symbol of power and democracy. Over the course of the book‚ both power and authority start to fall apart. The first boy to ignore the power of the shell
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