I do think you are right that the "presence" of the beast helps cause the downfall and that the downfall is shown by what happens to the conch. However, to me, the main way that the downfall is shown is by having Jack and his hunters win out over Ralph.
Ralph, to me, represents civilization and Jack represents more savage impulses. As the book goes along, Ralph loses control over the boys. They stop being interested in things like huts and signal fires and come to care mostly about hunting and violence.
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