Lord of the Flies

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   danylyshen Teacher
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   When the boys first find the conch, Piggy marvels at how valuable and how powerful it is (11). It was useful for sounding when you wanted authority to come. Piggy says his friend "used to blow [one] and his mum would come" (11). When Ralph uses it he too gains a sense of leadership and authority because immediately the boys come running (13). The other children look to Ralph as leader because of "his size, and attractive appearance; yet most powerfully there was the conch. The being that had blown that, had sat waiting for them on the platform with the delicate thing balanced on his knees, was set apart" (19). On the following page Ralph "held up the conch for silence" (20).

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