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it is his "claim to fame" as he found it, and this is the first time i the novel we see how knowledgeable he is. It is also a symbol for peace which he desperately hold on to, even as he dies. the conch shell was used to call all the boys together. In this respect, it is a symol of unity. It was laso held by the person speaking, which was a rule. This makes it a symbol of order and reasonable thinking. When it is destroyed it symbolises the loss of all sensible thinking and the start of total anarchy which is what Piggy feared the most

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Piggy points to the conch to remind them that only the person who is holding the conch is allowed to speak and that as neither of them are holding it they shouldn't be speaking.

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The conch symbolizes morality and civilization, both of which Jack's clan seem to lack in. Piggy is logical and believes that these values should be protected and preserved.

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Well, Piggy is basically the hope for humanity. The conch symbolizes civilization and morality (MORALity, not MORTALity).

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Democracy and order

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