When Simon faced the Lord of the flies, he fainted and felt as if the pig's round mouth had swallowed him. At the end of chapter 9, a round mouth is made by the boys who dance in a circle around Simon and kill him
Piggy's Glasses
- The plane crash symbolizes the breakdown of modern society. The boys leave England to get away from the war and are shot down by the enemy
The Boys
RALPH
JACK
ROGGER
The dead parachutist symbolizes the adult world and its inability to maintain peace. Piggy's desire to learn civilized behavior from adults goes unfulfilled.
The Conch Shell
The glasses symbolized the ability to see and understand things clearly The cracking of the first lens symbolizes the boys losing sight of what they need to do. The glasses are also important in so much as they are needed to start the fire
The boys also stand as symbols: Simon represents goodness; Ralph and Piggy symbolize law and order Jack and Roger stand for evil
SIMON
PIGGY
The conch represents law and organization, whoever holds the conch gets to speak which shows that it governs the boys