Lord of the Flies: Imagery And Symbolism Of The Conch Shell And Ralph In the novel Lord of the Flies by William Golding imagery and symbolism are used frequently. Two examples of this are the conch shell and Ralph. The conch shell symbolizes all the boys as a group. Ralph symbolizes being civilized and keeping order. These are only two of the symbols that William Golding uses in his novel Lord of the Flies. The conch shell is a very important symbol in the novel it is the symbol of the group of boys that were marooned on the island. In the beginning of the story the shell was a thick creamy color with splashes of pink on it. Piggy explained to Ralph that if you blow the end of the conch then it would make a loud horn-like noise. Ralph was pretty sure that others were also suck on the island so he blew the pink lips of the sh....

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