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    many readers ‚ Lord of the Flies had some peculiar symbols throughout the story that advanced many readers to have a better connection with the book . Although‚ there are innumerable symbols involved in the novel ‚ it’s come to the conclusion that the biggest symbol of the novel was in fact the conch . The author‚ William Golding ‚ made this very clear because it was used throughout the whole story as if it was paramount and he wanted it to catch the reader’s attention .     The conch had an important

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    There is a Pig in Every Person Pigs have played an important role in the lives of humans a thousand years ago and till this very day. Their fat can be used to make soap and their skin can be made into leather but most importantly‚ they provide food for people. The word pig has many meanings also. According to the Oxford English Dictionary‚ a pig means “a swine of any age” but it can also mean “a greedy‚ dirty‚ or unpleasant person” and a person who likes “to gluttonize”. These definitions all relate

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    The classic novel “Lord of The Flies”was written by William Golding and published in 1954. Airplane with boys from a military school going back home. But there was a war and the plane got hit by something and crashed into an island. Pilot and Co-pilot died on impact’ so there was only boys under 14 years old that was on the plane who survived and needed to survive until they find someone to rescue them. the boys started to make shelter for they can sleep at of course. They also separated in groups

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    diamond. The title is “The lord of the flies by William Golding”. This book is about a group of boys that have gotten stranded on a deserted island‚ and try hard to not argue‚ but just cannot stop fighting. The conch represents civilization and rules; But‚ as the story goes on the conch represents destruction because it breaks into thousands of pieces. [ Pattern 1a] The conch represents rules during their time on the island. Some of the rules on the island have to do with the conch. Golding describes “Him

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    5/19/16 In the novel of the lord of the flies by William golding.A group of boys who were stranded down to an tropical island.The conch symbolizes social order respect and power .When the boys hold a meeting around the campfire only the speaker who is holding the conch may address the crowd.The speaker with the conch is to be supposed to be respected by the group and heard . The symbol of the conch was first shown as when the boys in the novel of the lord of the flies ‚were having a conversation

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    In the novel Lord of the Flies‚ written by William Golding‚ symbolism is used effectively to show the main idea that civilisation is used to control savagery within all humans. The symbol of the conch shell mirrors the state of civilisation on the island over the course of the text. Lord of the Flies depicts the transformation of a group of English school-boys from civilised to savage after their plane crashes on a deserted island during a World War. At the start of the novel‚ Ralph‚ the protagonist

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    "A conch he called it. He used to blow it and his mum would come. It ’s ever so valuable" – Piggy‚ Lord of the Flies. The conch is a sea creature‚ its shell is revered in many cultures such as Hinduism and Buddhism for its beauty and the sound it makes. The conch is also that shell in Lord of the Flies which is blown into to gather the boys. The author‚ William Golding‚ uses the conch to show that democracy will succumb to rule by force in the face of serious trouble or need. In the book‚ it

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    Conch Shell Symbolism

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    In the novel Lord of the Flies‚ by William Golding‚ a young group of boys crash land onto an island. The boys were escaping a war that had been going on back in there home country‚ England. The group of young boys decide that every civilization needs a leader so they vote on a boy named ralph to be the leader of their new colony. Ralph creates a rule that whenever someone wishes to speak they must hold a conch shell. Later in the novel a group of boys being lead by a child named jack‚ branch of and

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    would be chaos. In Lord of the Flies‚ the conch is used to maintain order‚ since it represents civilization. In William Golding’s Lord of the Flies‚ there are many symbols and the conch is one of them. Throughout the novel Golding uses the conch to symbolize civilization‚ therefore it’s destruction represents the end of civilization. In Chapter Eleven‚ the conch is destroyed which on the island ruins the little civilization the boys have since the savages only listen to conch besides Jack‚ Jack orders

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    Did you know that people kill each other just for power! Power means the ability to do something‚ so this novel shows power in many different ways. In William Golding’s novel Lord of the Flies‚ the boys fight for power a lot to control the group and rule the island. Some of the ways the boys fight for power is the conch and when the character had power in the novel. When the airplane crashed the boys were all surrounded by the island. And then the character named Ralph gathered everyone around from

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