My beloved world

Hi everyone, in class we discussed about page 121 and it says that " The boys need rules, law, order, to keep their worst instincts in check. The conch they blow to call a meeting or hold for the right to speak stands for order, but it holds no power in itself. Its only power is what they agree to honor. It is a beautiful thing, but fragile." This mean that someone is in trouble or they are threating them bad is some kind a way.