Consider two symbols, which you consider to be important in the novel, :: English Literature

Consider two symbols, which you consider to be essential in the new, and show you have thought about how Golding makes engross oConsider two symbols, which you consider to be important in the novelThe Lord of the Flies, and show you have thought about how Goldingmakes use of them.A symbol is a thing regarded as suggesting something. The two endeavors I have chosen are in my view the most symbolically importantin the novel The Lord of the Flies.Firstly I have chosen the conch. The conch is very significant, as itis the first recognizable object introduced. A conch is a shell, andis described as deep cream, touched present and there with fading pink.It is discovered in the first chapter of the book, The Sound of the baffle and is used to summon everyone together.Traditionally, the conch was used by the Greek God of the Sea, Triton,to hush up or raise the oceans. Similarly, it was used by Ralph tocommand order, attention and applaud from the other boys, although hedid not use it i ntentionally to do this. The boys picture it as a symbolof authority, which must be obeyed unquestioningly. When thisauthority is challenged by Jack in living creature From Water, and again inBeast From Air, it is the turning point leading to Ralphs downfall,and the demise of the conch. Conch Conch yelled Jack. We gaint need the conch any much. Jack is undermining Ralph, merely to screen his own insecurity. Itis at this point that Ralph realises the seriousness of the situation,and is too scared to opposite the conch, in case the boys do not regroup. If I blow the conch and they dont come back weve had it. The conch is also representative of the boys loss of innocence, asthis is echoed by the conch losing colour, and losing significance tothe boys. When the conch is destroyed, it indicates the destruction oforder, and rational thought and behaviour. At the homogeneous moment theconch is destroyed, Piggy is killed, which heightens the drama of thesituation, and stresses how im portant it is that the conch has beendestroyed.In the microcosm of the island, the boys have nigh no disciplineor figure of authority, and so become more and more feral. Jacksbehaviour in this situation shows that nation will abuse power if itis not earned. The power that he has corrupts him, and turns him froma bossy schoolboy into a bloodthirsty dictator. At the beginning ofthe novel, the boys were still consequence to their conditioning by