The Conch Shell

Title

The Conch Shell

Subject

Tool

Description

From Lord of the Flies, it is an impressively large conch shell that the stranded boys deem as the marker of authority. Whoever holds the shell is allowed to speak, at least that was the rule. Soon the conch shell which stood for order and organization, became just a broken shell. The shell indicates a major turning point in the book where the group of stranded boys splits into two factions, which leads to rivalry and death.

Creator

Unknown

Source

Lord of the Flies by William Golding

Publisher

Faber and Faber

Date

Unknown

Contributor

Dylan Winthers

Rights

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Format

Print

Language

English

Type

Allegorical

Files

conch.jpg

Citation

Unknown, “The Conch Shell,” The Museum of Fictional Literary Artifacts, accessed May 15, 2024, https://mfla.omeka.net/items/show/234.