Conch Key Quotes

Question 1

__________ thing balanced on his knees

Answer 1

Delicate

Conch is presented as a fragile object to symbolise the fragility of civilisation on the island . Balances suggests it could become unbalanced at any point

Question 2

This ____ of voting was almost as ________ as the conch

Answer 2

Toy, pleasing

Toy implies the boys will become bored of playing by the conchs rules

Question 3

The conch exploded into a __________ white __________

Answer 3

Thousand, fragments

Hyperbolic description to emphasise the complete descent into savagery at piggy’s death. Exploded links it to an atomic bomb

Question 4

I got the conch said piggy _________

Answer 4

Bleackly

Piggy repeats the conch the most but he receives the least respect when he holds it. Bleakly suggests he is aware of the consequences if the conch is ignored