The Conch Symbolism
The statue of liberty is a symbol of american pride and independence. Lady Liberty is more than just a statue. She’s a symbol of America. Just as the conch was a symbol for the boys stuck on the island. To most the conch is just a shell but to the boys on the island it was a big part of their struggling existence. The conch symbolizes civilization and hope. The conch is a symbol in this story. To begin, Ralph and Piggy find the conch in the mud. As they stood there holding it they were completely unaware that they had just stumbled upon one of the only pieces of civilization that anyone would have for a long time. As the conch is sounded people start to gather to assemblies to discuss what the plan was for the day or what the group of boys
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The conch brought hope of rescue, hope of something better. Unfortunately for Jack, he lost all hope of getting off the island pretty fast. But for some like Piggy, the hope that the cream colored conch brought was priceless. For Piggy the conch would be the one and only thing that would not be taken away from him. That simple little conch shell symbolizes a little bit of beauty in a seemingly ugly place. Piggy more than the rest saw that beauty and never lost hope. In the beginning that conch gave all the boys hope. they revered it cause it was gleamed with the possible chance of rescue. But as the days turned to weeks they began to lose that small piece of hope. When that hope was gone the really bad stuff started to happen. Everything from treason to flat out murder. Even as these bad things preceded to occur a few still held on to that conch and the little bit of hope it gave them. That little bit of hope made Piggy face Jack and his tribe to try and come to some sort of agreement which ultimately ended with Piggy's barbarous death. Upon his death the conch was broke and all the hope on the island was lost.
In conclusion the conch was an obvious symbol in the book Lord of the Flies. It symbolized civilization. It brought all the boys on the island together and made it possible to establish rules and order. It also symbolized hope. The hope of rescue, The hope that it would get better. This hope played an
The conch brought hope of rescue, hope of something better. Unfortunately for Jack, he lost all hope of getting off the island pretty fast. But for some like Piggy, the hope that the cream colored conch brought was priceless. For Piggy the conch would be the one and only thing that would not be taken away from him. That simple little conch shell symbolizes a little bit of beauty in a seemingly ugly place. Piggy more than the rest saw that beauty and never lost hope. In the beginning that conch gave all the boys hope. they revered it cause it was gleamed with the possible chance of rescue. But as the days turned to weeks they began to lose that small piece of hope. When that hope was gone the really bad stuff started to happen. Everything from treason to flat out murder. Even as these bad things preceded to occur a few still held on to that conch and the little bit of hope it gave them. That little bit of hope made Piggy face Jack and his tribe to try and come to some sort of agreement which ultimately ended with Piggy's barbarous death. Upon his death the conch was broke and all the hope on the island was lost.
In conclusion the conch was an obvious symbol in the book Lord of the Flies. It symbolized civilization. It brought all the boys on the island together and made it possible to establish rules and order. It also symbolized hope. The hope of rescue, The hope that it would get better. This hope played an