Indeed, we see it is the boys letting go of all societal rules, and completely disregarding basic rules which they had previously seen followed. The clear example of this is in Rogers actions. Towards the middle of the Novel, Golding made the choice to show us him throwing stones at a littlun, however he reassures us that he "threw to miss" due to the protection of "Parents", "policemen", "and the law". This foreshadows his later murder of piggy and destruction of the conch, which as the boys connection to society has waned, seen by the state of the conch, Roger undertakes with relish, having "leaned all his weight onto the lever", which released the boulder, which destroyed both piggy and the conch alike, severing the boys connection to society, and causing everything to break down.