The Conch
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robinotter on April 10, 2012
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Y11SLS - Lord of the Flies Quotations
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 valuable pretty delicate glistening cream | 5 adjectives used initially to describe the conch Chapter 1 |
| most obscurely, yet most powerfully, there was the conch | Line showing how the conch is an essential part of Ralph's leadership (obscurely) Chapter 1 |
| Jack clamoured among them, the conch forgotten | Link between Jack and the lack of conch (clamoured) Chapter 2 |
| He caressed the shell respectfully | Emphasises the connection between Piggy and the conch (caressed) Chapter 2 |
| I'm calling an assembly, with the conch | Conch is losing power after the fire incident and first mock killing of the pig, this is the only mention of the conch during the whole of this section Chapter 4 |
| Exposure to the air had bleached the yellow and pink to near-white, and transparency | Change in the physical characteristics of the conch - potentially mirroring the change in Ralph's character as he prepares for his speech (bleached) Chapter 5 |
| Ralph felt a kind of affectionate reverence for the conch | Link between Ralph and the conch (reverence) Chapter 5 |
| He had not got the conch and thus spoke against the rules; but nobody minded | Jack is no longer governed by the conch (spoke) Chapter 5 |
| He held the shell up instead [of blowing] and showed it to them and they understood. | Conch is potentially losing power (instead) Chapter 6 |
| We don't need the conch any more | Jack's dismissal of the conch (need) Chapter 6 |
| The conch glimmered among the trees, a white blob against the place where the sun would rise | Potentially represents reassurance and how the conch symbolises return to civilisation (blob) Chapter 8 |
| When I saw Jack I was sure he'd go for the conch | Piggy's connection to the conch and its significance, but Jack is no longer governed by it (sure) Chapter 8 |
| The fragile white conch still gleamed by the polished seat | Although civilisation has almost fully broken down the conch still survives and is still of importance (gleamed) Chapter 10 |
| They didn't come for the conch | To the shock of Piggy, the conch is now meaningless to Jack (come) Chapter 10 |
| Piggy sought in his mind for words to convey his passionate willingness to carry the conch against all odds | Shows how the conch is very special to Piggy (sought) Chapter 11 |
| The conch exploded into a thousand white fragments and ceased to exist | The conch dies with Piggy, marks the true end of civilisation (exploded) Chapter 11 |
| There was no Piggy to talk sense. There was no solemn assembly for debate nor dignity of the conch | The three symbols of civilisation are all gone - last mention of the conch (sense) Chapter 12 |
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