Lord of the FliesThe truth behind the conch

By: Richel Palisoc830

►A symbol is a person, place, thing or an A symbol is a person, place, thing or an event use to represent something else.event use to represent something else.

►Symbolism is the study of symbols.Symbolism is the study of symbols.

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The Conch The Conch

One of the most important symbols in the One of the most important symbols in the .Lord of the Flie s is the conch .Lord of the Flie s is the conch

, The conch symbolize s voice the right to , The conch symbolize s voice the right to, speak and also leadership, speak and also leadership

The The

Discovery

Discovery

In the discovery of the In the discovery of the conch Piggy told conch Piggy told Ralph to use the Ralph to use the conch to call the conch to call the others.others.

““We can use this to call We can use this to call the others. Have a the others. Have a meeting. They’ll come meeting. They’ll come when they hear us.”when they hear us.”

Conch Means LeadershipConch Means Leadership

When they chose the leader Roger suggested When they chose the leader Roger suggested that they choose Ralph as the leader that they choose Ralph as the leader because he had the conch.because he had the conch.

““Let him be chief the one with the Let him be chief the one with the trumpet thing (conch).”trumpet thing (conch).”

Voice of the ConchVoice of the Conch

Since everyone kept speaking Since everyone kept speaking together Ralph said that the one together Ralph said that the one who has the conch should speak.who has the conch should speak.

““Then I’ll give him the conch.”Then I’ll give him the conch.”““I’ll give the conch to the next I’ll give the conch to the next

person to speak. He can hold it person to speak. He can hold it when he’s speaking.”when he’s speaking.”

No More Conch!No More Conch!

When everything wasn’t going right and When everything wasn’t going right and everybody wanted to speak Jack said they everybody wanted to speak Jack said they didn’t need the conch anymore.didn’t need the conch anymore.

“ C o n c h ! C o n c h ! We d o n ’ t n e e d t h e c o n c h a n y mo r e . We o u g h t t o s a y t h i n g s . ”