The first symbol, which is used all throughout the book, is the symbol of the Conch. The conch was a large shell which piggy had first unearthed on the island. The conch shows powers all throughout the book and always commands respect form the boys due to its importance. The importance and power would best be compared to that of a congregation when a Rabbi removes the torah from the ark, which holds it. The first quote which best shows the importance of t

e example is when there is disorder because everyone I talking at once. "Conch, that's what the shell is called. I'll give the conch to the next person who speaks. He can hold when he is speaking (33)." Finally the conch is used for is to show how Piggy does so much to help them and does not get credit for it. It was used that way when Piggy was the first one to see the Conch and Piggy was the one who knew what it was and instructed Ralph on how to use it. But when all the boys came from the Conch's noise Ralph got credit for it.

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t of as a mirror of the boy's action. That is as the boys started with good ideals of order and recreating a sense of community eventually all hell broke loose and they lost control of themselves and there own actions. The fire also was started for the useful purpose of getting a boat to save them it to gets out of control and claims the life of the young boy with the large birthmark on his face in the beginning and almost kills Ralph at the end.

The final object that is used as a symbol in the novel is the eyeglass of Piggy. Piggy's eyeglasses exhibit how the boys on the island use things but don't take care of them and understand them. The eyeglasses were used to make the fire. " His specs-use them as burning glasses (40)!" Then though even though the glas

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Approximate Word count = 924
Approximate Pages = 4 (250 words per page double spaced)