In chapter
one of The ,andare exploring the
lagoon together. The two boys are working well together, which
is the first
sign that this is going to be a key point later in the novel. The two boys
are
talking about their lives and getting to know one another when Piggy
spots something in the
water.
"What's
that?"Ralph
had stopped smiling and was pointing into the
lagoon. Something creamy lay among the ferny
weeds."A
stone.""No. A
shell."
Ralph and Piggy work together again to get
the shell free of the
weeds. Ralph gets the shell out of the water and Piggy takes it and tells
Ralph about blowing into the shell and making a sound. This conch shell becomes an
important
piece of power in the book. Whoever has the shell is supposed to be
able to talk uninterrupted.
Anyone who has read the book knows how well that
works.
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