When he first finds the conch, piggy states that he once saw one on a person’s wall in england and that it’s “ever so valuable.” this association and the fact that the boys use the conch to call a meeting immediately establish the conch as a symbol. what does the conch symbolize?

the conch symbolizes the wildness of their environment.

this should be right correct me if i'm wrong.

most likely the answer would be a.) cupidity

definitions:

cupidity - greed for money or possessions

hydrophobia - extreme or irrational fear of water, especially as a symptom of rabies in humans

pathology - the science of the causes and effects of diseases, especially the branch of medicine that deals with the laboratory examination of samples of body tissue for diagnostic or forensic

patho -   relating to disease

"the sandy walls seemed to collapse in on themselves"

and

"the bloodshot waters seemed to have no bottom"