In the novel Lord of the flies by William Golding, the conch represents law, order, and the right to speak. Ralph and Piggy discovered the conch in a lagoon on the island. At first Ralph said it was a shell but Piggy corrected him and said it was a conch and it could be used as a trumpet. Ralph blew in it and managed to make a loud sound that ended up getting everyone’s …showed first 75 words of 1090 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1090 total…all end up being rescued and realize how barbaric they were. In the end the conch ends up bringing many problems between Ralph and Jack. It also split up the group and led to deaths. It was all about who has the right to the conch and order. It drives people to do many awful and stupid things. The conch was a waste Because with out it there wouldn’t have been so many problems.