Chapter 2/3. LOTF

Robby Treadwell

1/8/13

Period 4

DePalatis

Summary:  The conch shell now as well represents who has the right to speak. During meetings whoever is holding it can speak. A small young boy claims that there is a monster on the island. The boys decide to make a signal fire to get the attention. Jack and the hunters fail to capture another pig. Jack and Ralph start to bicker due to the fact that many of the boys are not willing to help. 

Quotation: "I got the conch! Just you listen! The first thing we ought to have made was shelters down there by the beach." (45)

Quotation Significance: In this quote we learn that Piggy is one of the more responsible ones there. We also learn how much power the conch shell now has. Piggy seems like the one to be leading the pack better than Ralph it seems. 

Reflection: We learn more and more about the conch shell in this chapter and how much power it has. As we talked about in class the little young kids start to get more scared as we can see when on of them claimed to see a monster on the island one night. This as well scared many other of the kids and put bad demons in their head that were not not scared. I think that Ralph is starting get very frustrated with the whole group because they won't contribute to anything and he is the only one trying. If Ralph were to try and help out the hunters then there would be no one to build the huts. Piggy needs to step up in one of these situations and help. We also learn that Jack and Ralph are starting to bicker and fight because Ralph feels he is the only one trying. This is what we could expect from a bunch of young kids trapped on an island alone.

Discussion Question: What would happen if the conch shell was lost or shattered?