society Link Between Civilization and Unity The conch unites the boys under one system of rules It represents the voice of reason and cooperation When Ralph holds it the boys listen and discuss problems together The shell connects them to the civilized world they have lost But as fear and savagery grow the boys stop respecting the conch Jack mocks its power and says Conch Conch We don t need the conch any more This shows the rejection of law and reason and the rise of chaos and division Destruction of the Conch At the end Roger rolls a boulder that kills Piggy and shatters the conch The narrator says The conch exploded into a thousand white fragments The breaking of the conch marks the death of order and justice It means the complete end of civilization on the island With the conch gone only violence remains Ralph loses his authority and the boys become total savages