Steven Liu
May 28, 2012
Journal Entry – How does society formed and falls in Lord of the Flies? What is the significance of the conch?
In the Lord of the Flies, it uses the idea of “loss of innocence” to develop through the entire story, from the very beginning were the society begins to form, and to the very last, where the destruction of the society lies.
After the plane crash, the kids arrived at this lonely island, and without any adults, they must learn how to survive. In order to learn they have decided to vote for a leader and the eldest among them all is Ralph and Jack, and everyone agrees that Ralph will be the leader of the group; And by voting for a leader, which then became the first sign of the society forming. But after they have struggled, Jack wanted to take over power and lead the group himself. First, the children are separated into two groups; soon enough, everyone else has gone away and joined Jack except for Ralph and Piggy. Under the lead of Jack, although the children have gained shelter, food, and protection, but they never knew that they have lost
their good in nature.
Because the idea of surviving, the children has lost their innocence, everything has turned chaos after the murder of Simon, which also leads to the death of piggy. The idea of “loss of innocence” accurse at the very first moment when the society was formed, and the same concept put to an end to it as well. The significance of the conch represents the society itself. The shell looks hard and strong, but the emptiness causes the shell to breaks apart very easily; the destruction of the society.
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