The conch shows the start of a civilization and rules, but the children cannot make a civilized place without order, which they do not have. The conch symbolizes the organization of the boys. °We can use this to call the others. Have a meeting. They¯ll come when they hear us.± (16) The conch was like a trumpet that the boys were used to hearing from their leader, a grown up. °Where¯s the man with the trumpet?± (16) When Ralph first blew into the conch, the scattered children from all around the island heard the sound and slowly made their way towards the platform, and had their first meeting. The conch also symbolizes order. At a meeting, the children decided that they needed rules, and one of the rules was that only whoever had the conch may spe

William Golding uses many fantastic symbols in his book Lord of the Flies, by understanding the deeper meaning of the book, I see that the conch, Piggy¯s glasses, and the Lord of the Flies mean much more than they appear to be. I realized that Golding used different characters to portray various types of people found in our society. The character¯s true selves were revealed in the freedom from the laws and punishment of a world without adults.

Jack created the Lord of the Flies. After their pig-hunt, Jack came up with the idea to stick the pig¯s head on a stick and give it as a sacrifice to the beastie. The Lord of the Flies was all in Simon¯s head, it was Simon¯s subconscious guilt of what the boys have become. At the end, Ralph breaks the Lord of the Flies because he needed the spear that the Lord of the Flies was on to defend himself against Jack and his savages.

Another symbol is Piggy¯s glasses. Piggy himself is symbolized a grown-up figure, with intelligence and common sense. Piggy¯s glasses had a great influence on Piggy, as well as the story. When Piggy had his glasses, he felt sure of himself, and he thought rationally. When Jack smacked Piggy¯s head, Piggy¯s glasses flew off and tinkled on the rocks, and one side broke. Piggy began to feel unsure of himself. When Jack¯s tribe stole Piggy¯s glasses, it symbolized the slow decaying rational thinking of the children. This new standard of harshness brought tears out of him as his sufferings became intolerable. For a brief moment, Piggy's anger at the unfairness and his helplessness robbed him of his usual logical reasoning. Without his gla

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