piggy's Glasses
Piggy’s glasses represent knowledge and scientific meaning. I think this because Piggy is really smart in school subjects but not really in life. What they mean to the others boys is a way to start fires and the glasses show how Piggy is vulnerable because they mean so much to him. If he doesn’t have them he can be taken advantage of because he can’t see well without them.
The Signal Fire
The signal fire represents their tie to society and their hope of being rescued. When they first light the fire they have a lot of hope of being rescued. As it dies out there hope of being rescued dies with it. When the signal fire goes out everything goes crazy and they start hunting and making huts because they think they are going to stay on the island and not be rescued.
The Conch
The conch represents Democracy and power and order. An example is when Piggy finds the conch in the beginning of the book. He decides to blow into it and kids start coming out of the jungle and every one assembles on the beach. Also when you are holding the conch you have the power to talk. So like when somebody in the book has the conch it is there turn to talk and this is defiantly a sign of power. This also shows order in the group of boys that would otherwise not necessarily be willing to listen to each other if they didn’t have the conch.
The Beasty
The beastie represents fear among the youngins because they don’t know what it is. One of the boys supposedly got taken by the beastie at least that is what the younger kids think. The beastie represents the unknown to the kids. But to Jack the beastie is power because he wants to catch it and kill it. If he does that, people will respect him more and think of him as their savior.
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