27. What does the following excerpt from the novel symbolize?
"The sound of the inexpertly blown conch interrupted them. As
though he were serenading the rising sun, Jack went on blowing till
the shelters were astir and the hunters crept to the platform and
the littluns whimpered as now they so frequently did. Ralph rose
obediently, and Piggy, and they went to the platform."
o Jack
Jack's blowing the conch and Ralph obeying symbolizes the power shift from Ralph to
Jack
All the boys obeying the call of the conch symbolizes the unity and cohesion of their
group against the beast.
The fact that Jack did not blow the conch as well as Ralph does symbolizes that his
role as second in command to Ralph
The fact that Jack serenades the sun symbolizes a new, positive beginning for the
group as they work together to fight the beast