"The rock struck Piggy a glancing blow from chin to knee; the conch exploded into a thousand white fragments and ceased to exist. Piggy, saying nothing, with no time for even a grunt, traveled through the air sideways from the rock, turning over as he went. The rock bounded twice and was lost in the forest. Piggy fell forty feet and landed on his back across the square red rock in the sea." (Page 181)
This passage is important to the Lord of the Flies because it expresses how the boys and the organization have changed on the island. The conch symbolizes leadership and order. It was used to call meetings and allow everyone a chance to speak their own thoughts and ideas. Piggy and Ralph really valued it because they thought having order and structure among everyone would help them have a chance to be rescued. With the conch being broken, it shows that now there is no more order left on the island.
The tone of this passage is very unemotional. This is the scene where Piggy dies and all the other characters act like it is not a big deal. Piggy has been alive the entire book until this one short paragraph that shows no care or compassion. This really signifies how the island is in complete chaos and there is no civilization left. The hunters are in complete control and do not care about the death of a person. Overall, the death of Piggy symbolizes that the island is in complete chaos with no organization left.
This passage is important to the Lord of the Flies because it expresses how the boys and the organization have changed on the island. The conch symbolizes leadership and order. It was used to call meetings and allow everyone a chance to speak their own thoughts and ideas. Piggy and Ralph really valued it because they thought having order and structure among everyone would help them have a chance to be rescued. With the conch being broken, it shows that now there is no more order left on the island.
The tone of this passage is very unemotional. This is the scene where Piggy dies and all the other characters act like it is not a big deal. Piggy has been alive the entire book until this one short paragraph that shows no care or compassion. This really signifies how the island is in complete chaos and there is no civilization left. The hunters are in complete control and do not care about the death of a person. Overall, the death of Piggy symbolizes that the island is in complete chaos with no organization left.
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