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cristalceecee
cristalceecee
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High School - 10th Grade

What do Ralph and Piggy find in the small lagoon in Chapter 1 of "Lord of the Flies"?

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Posted by cristalceecee on Sunday April 13, 2008 at 11:00 AM and tagged with chapter 1, lord of the flies, plot.

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  1. sullymonster Teacher
    Community / Jr. College

    eNotes Editor

    In the small lagoon, Piggy and Ralph find the conch shell that will come to represent civilization and leadership.  Here is how it is described:

    “deep cream, touched here and there with fading pink. Between the point, worn away into a little hole, and the pink lips of the mouth, lay eighteen inches of shell with a slight spiral twist and covered with a delicate embossed pattern.”

    At Piggy's urging, Ralph uses it to summon the other kids to the lagoon.

    Sources:
    http://www.enotes.com/flies/chapter-1-summary-analysis

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    Posted by sullymonster on Sunday April 13, 2008 at 1:17 PM