Lord Of The Flies Conch Symbolism

The conch is a powerful symbol of society and order in the island. At the beginning, when Ralph found the conch on the beach shore, all the kids came together for an assembly. After that, they made a rule, only the person who was holding the conch would be allowed to speak at the meetings, this worked well at the beginning. There was a point in the novel where the savage boys began to disrespect the conch and what it stood for, like a rebellion. When the boulder crushed the conch shell it signified a transition from a proper society, to a savage nightmare. The conch represented civility and organization, but soon became nothing put a broken sea shell.
The signal fire was a symbol of civilization, and the boys’ trying to be rescued. The fire’s smoke was a way to get passing ships to notice them. At the beginning the boys were all helping with letting the fire burn, but as the boys began to hunt like savages, the fire begins to die away, symbolizing their desire for rescue was low. Eventually, the signal fire does vanish when the boys joined Jack’s tribe. Ironically, a fire does save the boys, but it was not the signal fire. Instead it was Ralph’s death fire that attracted a Navy ship. The signal fire stood for a sign of rescue, but by the end none of the savage boys wanted to be saved.
The 'Lord of the Flies' has two meanings. The first thing it represents is the beast to Simon, it says that it is “part of him” and “I am the Beast”. A second thing it represents is the other boys' desire to slack off, ignore the rules, do whatever they want and have fun. It’s a voice for Simon telling him that he should forget what needs to be done to be rescued and join Jack’s tribe and have fun. When Simon and the Lord of the Flies have the conversation it says, "We are going to have fun on this island. Understand?" The pig’s head is a sign of the wildness and “fun” on the