In the book The Lord of the Flies by William Golding,
Two of the most important symbols from
this story are the conch shell and the beast
(A.k.a the beastie). The conch shell represents leadership and
government on the island. And the beast symbolizes the savagery
that exsists inside the boys. In the first paragraph the conch
shell will be analyzed and told what role it played and society.
The conch shell was basically the start of the society on the island. In the beginning of the story Ralph and Piggy find each
other and start to walk towards the beach and near the water
they find the conch shell in on the shoreline. This shell
represents leadership and also perfection and beauty. And
in the beginning the boys are well brought up and little
gentlemen. In my opinion the boys are civilized yet young and
carefree. After Ralph and Piggy find the shell Piggy tells Ralph
that if you blow in one end of it the conch will make a loud booming sound. Ralph is a......

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Title: Lord Of The Flies Essay
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