people stopped respecting the power of the conch, the boys' civilization was destroyed. Law and order in a society depend on the citizens of that society's respect for the rules.
             When the boys reached the island, the conch helped to form the rules of a society and the assemblies helped to get the civilization started the right way. The conch gave Ralph the power to call an assembly. Whenever he felt a need to address the rules of the society or to scorn the boys for the lack of work ethic he called an assembly to bring all of the boys together. At the assembly, only the one holding the conch is allowed to speak. "That's wh
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