Lord Of The Flies By: William Golding Lord of the flies is about a bunch of children who are stranded on an island with absolutely no adults, meaning no civilization or order. The story starts off with two boys Piggy and Ralph who bring all the children together by blowing on a conch shell. The conch shell, in my opinion, is the most relevant symbol in the story. The conch sets rules, it has the …showed first 75 words of 500 total…

…showed last 75 words of 500 total…on. This gives them the stability needed to maintain a proper civilization where rights and rules are considered for everyone, giving a regularity and integrity of fairness with all the children on the island. The conch gives the children regulations to follow, shows that consistent teamwork is vital and in order to remain as humans and not become hungry animals the children must use the conch to keep civilization alive in this self built society.