Ralph and Piggy discover the conch on the island at the beginning of the book. They use the conch to gather other boys who got seperated on the plane crash, which is how they got on this island. Ralph says, “We can use this to call the others. Have a meeting. They’ll come when they hear us,” (pg.14) this, referring to the conch. The conch shell is a very powerful symbol it represents, civilization, power, leadership, democratic power, free speech, and authority. This shell practically controls the boys meetings. This is because, whichever boy is holding the conch, has the right to speak. All the boys look up to this conch like it’s a god, however it starts to lose its power. The boys start to separate, argue, become savage, and