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Why doesn't Ralph call back the boys who follow Jack in Lord of the Flies?
Ralph is worried that if he blows the conch and the boys fail to return it will spell the end of all hope of maintaining rules and common sense on the island. He feels that if they ignore the conch even once then they will ignore it permanently. By not blowing the conch Ralph hopes to avoid that situation. He feels that perhaps he can blow it the next day, in more normal circumstances, and that probably the boys will still obey the call.
What is the importance of the conch in the opening of the story in Lord of the Flies?
The conch is important for a number of reason. When Ralph first spot the conch in the lagoon and retrieves it Piggy tells him what it is and gives him instructions on how to blow it. This demonstrates to Ralph that Piggy actually serves some purpose and has his uses, as up to that point Piggy had simply been an uninvited and unwanted intrusion on Ralph's enjoyment at finding himself on the island. The conch also serves as the practicle means by which Ralph calls the rest of the boys to the location. Once Ralph is elected leader he imstitutes rules for the meetings, which include holding the conch, giving the shell further, symbolic, importance.
Why doesn't Ralph blow the conch when the meeting dissolves into chaos in the book Lord of the Flies chapter 5?
Ralph is worried that if he blows the conch and the boys fail to return it will spell the end of all hope of maintaining rules and common sense on the island. He feels that if they ignore the conch even once then they will ignore it permanently. By not blowing the conch Ralph hopes to avoid that situation. He feels that perhaps he can blow it the next day, in more normal circumstances, and that probably the boys will still obey the call.
How has the significance of the conch change?
The conch started out simply as a curiosity that Ralph spotted in the lagoon. Once it was retrieved from the water it became a tool, used to call the other boys to the location. During the first meeting Ralph indicated that the conch had the additional purpose of allowing its holder to speak uninterupted by anyone else except himself. The conch came to symbolise the whole process which it was part of, the democratic ideal of the meetings, civilization, rule, law and order.
In Lord of the Flies what special significance did the conch take on?
The conch started out simply as a curiosity that Ralph spotted in the lagoon. Once it was retrieved from the water it became a tool, used to call the other boys to the location. During the first meeting Ralph indicated that the conch had the additional purpose of allowing its holder to speak uninterupted by anyone else except himself. The conch came to symbolise the whole process which it was part of, the democratic ideal of the meetings, civilization, rule, law and order.
How has the significance of the conch changed chapter 6?
The conch started out simply as a curiosity that Ralph spotted in the lagoon. Once it was retrieved from the water it became a tool, used to call the other boys to the location. During the first meeting Ralph indicated that the conch had the additional purpose of allowing its holder to speak uninterupted by anyone else except himself. The conch came to symbolise the whole process which it was part of, the democratic ideal of the meetings, civilization, rule, Law and Order.
What does the conch symbolise?
The conch started out simply as a curiosity that Ralph spotted in the lagoon. Once it was retrieved from the water it became a tool, used to call the other boys to the location. During the first meeting Ralph indicated that the conch had the additional purpose of allowing its holder to speak uninterrupted by anyone else except himself. Because the conch called boys to meetings and was then used during the process of the meeting it became indelibly associated with the whole democratic process, whereby anyboy could speak, if he held the conch. The conch therefore came to symbolise the whole process which it was part of, the democratic ideal of the meetings, civilization, rule, law and order.
What rule does Ralph establish for talking at meetings?
In chapter two: the Fire on the Mountain Ralph told the meeting of boys that they couldn't all talk at once. He suggested that they should put up their hands, like they did at school and he would hand the conch to whoever was the next person to speak and they could hold it while they talked. Ralph also added that the speaker would not be interupted, except by himself.
What is the changing meaning of the conch shell throughout the book Lord of the Flies?
When Ralph first sees and retrieves the conch he treats it as no more than an interesting an amusing toy, which quickly becomes utilised as a tool used to call other boys to the location. At the first meeting, after Ralph is elected as chief, he proclaims that when someone wishes to speak they should hold the conch and then no one else is allowed to interrupt them, save for Ralph himself. In this way the conch becomes elevated to a symbol of democracy, each and every person has a right to hold it and to speak uninterruptedly. Later Jack begins to see the presence of the conch as a constraint on his own ambitions and seeks to challenge its power. As early as chapter two he declares that the conch doesn't count on the mount top, at his feast on the beach he once again says that it doesn't count, "at this end of the island," which he repeats again towards the end of the book. Ralph, in contrast, sees the conch as the last remaining link with the civilised world to which he one day hopes to return. he also becomes increasingly aware that its presence still has a powerful symbolic restraint on the boys belonging to Jack's tribe, if not on Jack himself
What does jack as about the conch?
In chapter 9: A View to a Death Jack holds a feast on the beach and invites boys to join his tribe. When Ralph tells him that he is still the chief and he has the conch Jack says, and I quote... "You haven't got it with you, "said Jack, sneering. "You left it behind. See, clever? And the conch doesn't count at this end of the island---"
What has become of the conch in ch 12 of lord of the flies?
The conch started out simply as a curiosity that Ralph spotted in the lagoon. Once it was retrieved from the water it became a tool, used to call the other boys to the location. During the first meeting Ralph indicated that the conch had the additional purpose of allowing its holder to speak uninterupted by anyone else except himself. The conch came to symbolise the whole process which it was part of, the democratic ideal of the meetings, civilization, rule, law and order.
What does lord of the flies and the conch symbolize for readers?
it symbolizes the order and civilization in the group. Once the conch was no longer being used, the boys went crazy with no morals or rules.
