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Symbols of Lord of the Flies
Lord of the Flies by William Golding:

There are a lot of symbols in the book Lord of the Flies by William Golding. The symbols that are prevalent in my novel are the conch shell, the camp fire that is used for signaling others, and Piggy's glasses.

The Conch Shell
The conch shell was discovered by Piggy and Ralph in the beach. At first, Ralph didn't realize the conch shell was going to help them find other survivors on the island. However, Piggy suggested Ralph to blow the conch shell like a horn to let the survivors know that they are on the beach. After Ralph blew the conch shell, every boys on the island started to show up on the beach. When everyone gathered, Ralph became their leader because he is the one who gathered them. This conch shell strongly symbolizes the unity because the survivors were able to unite when they heard the sound of the conch shell. Also, it strongly represents order because when the survivors are gathered for the meeting, the person who is holding the shell has the right to talk. The conch shell is a prevalent symbol in this novel because conch shell is presented every time there is a meeting (gathering) that is hosted once a day.

The Camp Fire
A while after the meeting, Ralph, Jack, and the gangs discovered a place suitable for living. That is where the boys created a camp fire to produce smoke for the rescuers to see. The camp fire (signaling fire) is a symbol that is represented as a change. Every time when the camp fire is mentioned, there is a change in the community of survivors. One example was, the camp fire was mentioned when there were few struggles in the society. Before the camp fire was mentioned, everything was organized because they thought that they were getting rescued soon. When camp fire was mentioned, after few days had pasted by, the survivors realized that it will take some time to be rescued. So the survivors started to be lazy and disorganized by fooling around on the beach, instead of helping Ralph build a roof to protect from the rain. The camp fire is a prevalent symbol in this novel because through out the story, there are lots of changes in the community of survivors which leads to the mentioning of the camp fire.

Glasses
This particular glasses belongs to a boy named Piggy who is very intelligent and wise. The glasses represents intelligence and the power of solutions. This is because every time when there is an obstacle, Piggy's glasses automatically becomes a solution. For example, when the survivors didn't have the match to create a fire for signaling, Jack seized the glasses from Piggy and used it with the sun's ray to create fire. The glasses is one of the prevalent symbols in the novel because every time when there is an obstacle, the characters some how use the glasses to find solutions.