Critical Scene

     In Lord of the Flies(LOTF), page 181 Chapter 11, Piggy's death occurs. The death scene is described as; "The rock struck Piggy a glancing blow from chin to knee; the conch exploded into a thousand white fragments and ceased to exist." "Piggy's arms and legs twitched a bit, like a pig after it has been killed." In this horrific scene the reader knows the conch is completely gone and Piggy is now dead. This scene is very critical to the book for many reasons.
      Firstly, Piggy's death is not described as an emotional scene, in fact William Golding wrote the seem as if Piggy's death was uneventful. This scene is unemotional because it symbolizes that Jack's tribe only see Piggy's death as if it was another death, hence the name Piggy. Piggy's death is also described similar to a pig as well. As for the conch, the conch symbolizes order and structure, the conch and Piggy were the last bit of sanity left on the island. The crumbling of the conch symbolizes loss of order and now there are no limitations.