1. Lord of the Flies - the significance of the conch
... is at the same time, the conch is also destroyed. It shows the destruction of authority and civilization. Piggy symbolized the law and order of the world they left behind. Even though the white shell lost nearly all of its use near the end, it still represented the last drop of civilization that existed among them, until, it's destroyed with every last ... he's in charge, his final way of beating Ralph. The conch represented power, authority, and the call of civilization. "Fear and frustration provokes the darkness of man's heart; without any law and order man will turn into savages." T...
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