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"This toy of voting was almost as pleasing as the conch... But there was a stillness about Ralph as he sat that marked him out: there was his size, and attractive appearance; and most obscurely, yet most powerfully, there was the conch" (22).

The diction regarding the vote is most significant here. That voting is described as a "toy" signifies that the boys don't see their situation as real or something they need to take seriously but rather just a game that they're playing. This moment also sets up the conch as a powerful symbol of unity and civilization. That Ralph having the conch is identified as a reason for the boys choosing him as chief denotes its power in their eyes. As the novel progresses, we see the conch serve as boys' connection to their old life, but the longer they stay on the island, the weaker this connection becomes (as is illustrated by the conch fading in color in later chapters).

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"They flapped at the first of the trees, and the branches grew a brief foliage of fire.  The heart of flame leapt nimbly across the gap between the trees and then went swinging and flaring along the whole row of them.  Beneath the capering boys a quarter of a mile square of forest was savage with smoke and flame.  The separate noises of the fire merged into a drum roll that seemed to shake the mountain" (44)

The idea of the fire is being developed as a symbol of hope  for the boys to get off of the island.  They are excited as the fire begins to engulf the mountain; as children it can be inferred that they were not allowed to play with fire, thus again, representing a game for them.  However, the diction used to portray the fire personifies it as an almost evil being that is set on destruction, foreshadowing  what the fire comes to represent/how it is used in the final chapters.

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"He [Jack] tried to convey the compulsion to track down and kill that was swallowing him up" (51).

Though in this moment Jack is focused on hunting and killing a pig, it certainly foreshadows behavior that it is to come. Jack's strong desire to kill is literally "swallowing him up" (51), and it is significant that it not defined what he wants to track down and kill. The absence of the pig denotes that eventually, Jack will need to move on to hunting something other than pigs (humans) in order to satisfy this thirst.

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"Roger's  arm was conditioned by a civilization that knew nothing of him and was in ruins" (62).

Roger is representative of the descent into savagery very quickly, as he embodies an evil nature that hasn't yet come to surface. Roger hesitates in throwing the rock for now, because his behavior is conditioned by the rules of a society that he's no longer part of. But, this moment foreshadows that he won't be stayed for long by the rules, as there are no adults there to monitor his behavior and dish out consequences when he steps out of line.

This moment is also ironic because the civilization Roger emanates from is in ruins due to a war; Roger's behavior is deemed unacceptable in a civilized society, but is seen as acceptable in war. As the children try to hold on to civilization, their own is in ruins due to similar behavior the boys engage in that deems them as savages.

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"I was chief, and you were going to do what I said. You talk. But you can't even build huts--then you go off hunting and let out the fire--"... "There was a ship--" (71).

The hope of rescue is symbolized by the prospect of signaling a ship with a fire. It's the first idea the boys have while on the island, knowing this is their only hope at rescue. When the ship passes, their hope of rescue diminishes. The boys are unsure if they'll ever have another opportunity to be rescued. Thus, this passing ship and their lack of ability to track it down symbolizes a loss of hope. When the boys lost hope that they'll be rescued, they also start to lose accountability of their actions. This is truly the moment that begins their descent; if they won't be rescued, then they won't have to answer to their deeds on the island.

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¨the world, that understandable and lawful world was slipping away(82)

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"I'm chief we've got to make certain.Can't you see the mountain? There's no signal showing.There may be a ship out there.Are you all off your rockers?"(Golding 108)

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"He discovered with a little fall of the heart that these were the conditions he took as normal now and he did not mind."(110)

symbolizes how he knew his thoughts had changed and how he started to notice he was getting used to it all.

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that last the imediacy of the kill subsided the boys drew back and jack

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"the silence continued, breathless and heavy and full of shame."

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"Jack leapt on to the sand "do our dance!Come on!Dance!" (151)

Instead of getting to shelter since jack and his tribe don't have any they are doing the dance.They don't even need shelters anymore like civilized people.They priorities change and they are more irresponsible

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"Blow the conch," said piggy "Blow as loud as you can"(169)

The couch makes everyone alert and keeps everyone in order.While the other boys can be acting savagely the conch still manges to keep everything in place.

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"There was no piggy to talk sense.There was no solemn assembly for debate nor dignity of the conch"(196)

This shows that piggy and the conch kept everyone from going full savage.Ralph even admits it piggy was always there to keep everyone in order he symbolized a civilized person and the conch kept everyone in order.Once the Conch broke and piggy died all the boys and jack went full savage and wanted to kill Ralph. Civilized people don't kill people just for the fun of it.

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"that was jack and his hunters," said Ralph bitterly "Why cant they leave us alone?"(167)

Jack and his tribe stole piggy's glasses.They couldn't be civilized people and ask if they could use the glasses.People ask permission for things that are not theirs and they didn't do that.Their savagery persona just thought it was best to steal it and leave them with nothing