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...to speak."(Pg. 33) The conch shell manages the boys meetings effectively. The boy holding the conch is the only one allowed to speak during an assembly. As the boys unity begins to break apart and the boys become more savage, the shell begins losing its influence on them. The boulder that Roger rolls on Piggy also crushes the conch signifying the end of any authority, order, and democracy on the island. This is why the conch is the most important symbol in the novel. Piggy is a short "fat boy"(Pg. 8) who wears glasses and represents science and intellect. He has asthma and doesnt like to do exhausting work on the island. He's like Ralph where he knows right from wrong, but he always knows to think realistically unlike Ralph. He tries his best to stay civilized, and also tries very hard to keep peace. Piggy is probably the smartest boy on the island but he has no social skills and ends up becoming a social outcast on the island. His glasses are a very important part of the book since they are used to start fires. Piggy is always polishing them which shows his desire for clear-sightedness and civilization. This is why Piggy is the most significant character in Lord of the Flies. Lord of the Flies main theme throughout the novel is civiliaztion versus savagery, where civilization represents good and savagery represents evil. This theme is mainly carried out by the two main characters Ralph, the protagonist, and Jack, the antagonist. William Golding is trying to tell the reader that the instinct of savagery is far more powerful than the instinct of civilization. He is showing this by all of the civil people such as Simon and Piggy dieing where the most vile and savage people such as Jack and Roger survive. Piggy asks "Which is better --to be a pack of painted Indians like you are, or ...