This is crucial to the novel because it not only gives Lord of the Flies an ending by having them rescued because of the fire but it also blatantly shows that the small loss of control or civility resulted in the death of a little "un in the beginning of the novel. ... (p. 47) Piggy's specs represent a deeper meaning than just the obvious uses listed in the novel. ... " "I've been thinking," he [Piggy] said, "about a clock. ... "They wouldn't quarrel-" "Or break my specs-" "Or talk about a beast-" " (p. 101) A greater symbol of civilization is the conch, a valuable item ...

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