Tuesday Write #7

To the boys on the island, in the book The Lord of the Flies by William Golding, the conch was a symbol of civilization. When the boys first found the conch they used it as an object of authority when it was decided that the only person to speak at the time was the one with the conch in hand. “I’ll give the conch to the next person to speak. He can hold it when he’s speaking.” However, many of the rebellious boys saw the conch as a worthless item, so they just blurted out statements when they pleased. By having the conch in hand, one would be the only to talk which represents order and law in civilization. Without the conch many of the boys turned to chaos and anarchy. When the conch along with Piggy were killed and destroyed it symbolized the death of civilization and reason. “The conch exploded into a thousand white fragments and ceased to exist.”