Symbols Flashcards
“I’ll give the conch to the next person to speak”
symbolises democracy. it’s used to assert the rule that they must be holding the conch to speak and is used to hold a democratic meeting
quote that shows the change in the conch
“exposure to the air had bleached the yellow and pink to a near-white”
what does the conch’s change show
it shows the boys have began to descend into savagery
their rejection of the conch is shown as it’s become more delicate highlighting how fragile the rules are and how easily they can be broken on the island
“piggy glanced nervously into hell and cradled the conch”
shows he embraces conch
appreciates the need for democracy and always remembers the most important aim
quote showing piggys love for the conch
“piggy sought in his mind for words to convey his passionate willingness to carry the conch against all odds”
his love keeps him sane and focused on being rescued
why is piggy seen as an outsider
because he is very logical and is determined to stick to the rules
quotes for fire synbol
“smoke on top of the mountain”
“Without fire we can’t be rescued”
symbolises hope and it’s the only way they can be rescued
“the flames as though they were a kind of wild life, crept as a jaguar creeps on its belly”
symbolises danger as it’s used to kill ralph
highlights how uncontrollable the fire is creating a parallel with the boys increasingly destructive passion through the book
“scorched up like dead wood”
beast symbol
“Simon thought of the beast, there rose before his inward sight the picture of a human once heroic and sick”
symbolic of the boys fear of mankind and potentially evil
revealed by Simons death
also shown by piggys death all democracy gown boys out of control
