Tuesday Write #7

The conch shell is the true symbol of civilization and order. The conch shell is basically the only thing on the island that upholds Ralph’s idea of of civilization on the island. When Ralph realizes that his civilization is slowly unraveling and the boys are becoming more and more savage. Ralph called an assembly by using the conch, “No one said anything but the faces turned to Ralph were intent. He flourished the conch” (Golding, 78). Every boy on the island respects the conch, the conch resembles power and most boys on the island don’t have the courage to question that power. In the next scene Ralph needs to call an assembly in his time of need, the only way this is possible is to blow on the conch. “I’ll blow the conch… and call an assembly” (Golding, 151). There is power within the conch, but this power resembles order. The power of the conch only belongs in the right hands, like Ralph.