Lord Of The Flies

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st indications of an ordered society. For Piggy, there is a meaning in names, both as a communication tool and as a representation of one's person, as shown by his hatred of his own nickname.
The other major facet introduced indicating civilization is the establishment of property and the connotations of ownership. Ralph gains status from his possession of the conch shell, which gives him the authority to speak when the boys come together. Also, when he surveys the island from the summit of the mountain he states that it "belongs" to them.
In the second Chapter, Golding uses the progress of the boys on the island as a chart of human development. The first achievement that the boys make on the island is to build a fire, which like the conch shell brings the entire group of boys together in awe and wonder. According to Piggy, the next step should be for the boys to build some sort of shelter, again a mirror of historical development of human society. The Œgovernment' of Ralph also develops during this chapter, as a society with rules begins ...