Lord Of The Flies Conch Quotes

What is the function of the conch in the assembly? It serves that people could speak their mind and no one could interrupt while the person with the conch.“And another thing. We can’t have everybody talking at once. We’ll have to have ’Hands up’ like at school.”(pg.44) Ralph proposes this because it gets confusing when people are talking at once and it would work better if there is a panic.“That’s what this shell’s called. I’ll give the conch to the next person to speak. He can hold it when he’s speaking.”(pg.45) “And he won’t be interrupted: Except by me.” Ralph knows that the conch joined all together and he is proving himself to the others that he is a natural leader.

Describe the attitudes of the different boys who speak during the assembly.“Whee–oh!”

“Wacco!” “Bong!” “Doink!”(pg.45) Their starting to be optimistic and having some fun to cope with the situation that their in and surviving their ages range from 6-12 and some of them barely have started puberty and are probably still in elementary school so they're not mature and knowledgeable to know the dangers and what's going to have or have a game plan for the survival of everyone.“So we may be here a long time.” Nobody said anything. He grinned suddenly. “But this is a good island. We–Jack, Simon and me– we climbed the mountain. It’s wizard. There’s food and drink, and–” “Rocks–” “Blue flowers–”(pg.46) Thier making light of the situation as so by talking about flowers and rocks and explore a new place for them to live for the time being.
What do Ralph and Jack think of the island? Ralph thinks “This is our island. It’s a good island. Until the grownups come fetch us we’ll have fun.” (chapter 2 pg. 35)Ralph is showing what all kids and some adults have is a natural curiosity and optimistic approach on things when trouble comes their way in this case being stranded, how their going to have fun and survive and Ralph's dad is going to find them on the island “My father’s in the Navy. He said there aren’t any unknown islands left. He says the Queen has a big room full of maps and all the islands in the world are drawn there. So the Queen’s got a picture of this island.”(pg.51) Jack on the other may take this vulnerability of the others to take advantage of them and become in control and be the head boy but that's an assumption. “All the same you need an army–for hunting. Hunting pigs–”(pg.44)Jack is all about hunting and proving his strength to be intimidating to the other kids.
What is the boy with the mulberry-colored birthmark afraid of?The boy is scared of “the beastie” which the older kids play it off that it was a dream or from africa“You couldn’t have a beastie, a snake-thing, on an island this size,” Ralph explained kindly.

“You only get them in big countries, like Africa, or India.”(pg.49) But as many people who are proving wrong when they know something it leads to an argument and a impulses decision for the little bot to wander of into the woods probably looking for the beastie.”The older boys agreed; but here and there among the little ones was the doubt that required more than rational assurance.”(pg.49) Of course as friends or if they saw the beastie or believe their friend of course they would be skeptical on whenever but as six year olds they would believe the big kids because they are the nearest thing that they have to an adult in charge and to protect

them.
Why is Piggy upset at the scene of the signal fire?“I got the conch! Just you listen! The first thing we ought to have made was shelters down there by the beach. It wasn’t half cold down there in the night. But the first time Ralph says ’fire’ you goes howling and screaming up this here mountain. Like a pack of kids!”(pg.62) . Piggy is mad because they made an irrational decision and set fire to most of the wildlife and waste all the wood that they found in a short span of time and wasn't able to control the ‘small’ fire. “Then when you get here you build a bonfire that isn’t no use. Now you been and set the whole island on fire. Won’t we look funny if the whole island burns up? Cooked fruit, that’s what we’ll have to eat, and roast pork. And that’s nothing to laugh at! You said Ralph was chief and you don’t give him time to think. Then when he says something you rush off, like, like–”(pg.63)They never gave ralph a chance to decide but instead went with the flow of the other children in what they were doing not allowing him to show discipline or leadership in this moment of them following orders.
What has presumably happened to the boy with the mulberry-colored birthmark at the end of the chapter?”The small boy held out his hands for the conch and the assembly shouted with laughter; at once he snatched back his hands and started to cry”(pg.48) The boy is afraid and most boys at this age like being scared of the dark and monsters under my bed.

He is about six with no defined name that he has but he does seem like he would encounter danger faster than anyone else as most writer would take the character of this story to use.“That little ’un–” gasped Piggy– “him with the mark on his face, I don’t see him. Where is he now?”(pg.64) He disappears into the woods and all the others see the snakes explode from the tree so my best guess is that he went out to prove to the others that the snake thing is real and not a

dream.
What changes do you see between the first assembly in Chapter 1 and the second assembly in Chapter 2? The first assembly is a meetup of everyone and their panicking that their stranded. Piggy is taking their names the second meet up is a game plan on what to do for the time being and how to pass time till their rescued by “ralph’s dad”.”There were differences between this meeting and the one held in the morning.”(pg.43) In the first at the children are scared and confused of what happened and where they are “The children who came along the beach, singly or in twos, leapt into visibility when they crossed the line from heat haze to nearer sand.” (chapter 1 pg.23)