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The Symbolism of the Conch in Lord of the Flies, by Golding
Title: The Symbolism of the Conch in Lord of the Flies, by Golding
Category: Literature / European Literature
Details: Words: 631 | Pages: 2.7 (approximately 235 words/page)
The Symbolism of the Conch in Lord of the Flies, by Golding
In William Golding's Lord of the Flies the Conch represents power and order. Power is represented by the fact that you have to be holding it to speak, and Order is displayed by the meetings or gatherings that its used to call and hold.
The Conch's power is presented in the very beginning on pg 22 as the children vote for Ralph to be chief just because he was the one with the Conch. ' 'Him with …showed first 75 words of 631 total…
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…showed last 75 words of 631 total…want to join the tribe come and see us. Perhaps will let you join. Perhaps not.' Here Jack starts to act more like a kid instead of a leader and the Conch has nee completely forgotten about.
These two paragraphs express the law and order that came with the Conch, and also the deterioration of this symbol. After the deterioration of the Conch everything goes downhill until the hunting tribe becomes complete and total savages!
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