Power In Lord Of The Flies

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(Jack, pg. 179) With this simple statement, we realize just how much Jack’s power is burgeoning. Simultaneously, Jack’s hunger for power takes control of him, turning him into a complete savage whose only concern is to run the tribe, which causes him to lose himself even further in the craze. He sets the example, or so the boys think, and forces them to believe him while they remain afraid of the beastie. “The chief saw the effect of his words and stood abruptly.”

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Jack’s thirst for power for the sake of dominance develops a sense of dictatorship. When killing the sow, the shift in Jack is clear. Jack no longer looks to control nor shield himself from savagery; instead, he embraces it: “His mind was crowded with memories; memories of the knowledge that had come to them when they closed in on the struggling pig, knowledge that they had outwitted a living thing, imposed their will upon it, taken away its life like a long satisfying drink” (Golding 70). The sense of power Jack receives from his kill is enough to completely take over his actions. Power is a drug to Jack, and he has become addicted. This addiction continues to affect his life, and more importantly, the lives of those he has surrounded himself with. Dropped “He [Jack] began to dance and his laughter became a bloodthirsty snarling” (Godling 64). Golding uses juxtaposition and zoomorphism to inhibit this effect. Jack shifts from dancing to snarling in a matter of seconds, showing his vulnerability to the evil which has taken root in his heart. Jack is no longer human; he is a savage. It is known that money changes people. However, this is not true. With money comes power; power changes people. Jack has lost all control and power over his own life. So, he looks for control and power in the lives of others.

This shows that Jack knows the power he is currently holding and controlling. He used that power to control and demand anything he wanted. Like Hitler, Jack knew what he wanted and that was being in control of everyone. Jack also said, “Who’ll join my tribe and have fun?” (p. 150).

Throughout history, humans have relentlessly fought for control over others. This desire for power is well depicted in a novel by William Golding, Lord of the Flies. The story revolves around a group of boys stranded on an island. Two of the main characters, Ralph and Jack, both want to be the leader of the boys, and their struggle for power clearly demonstrates the human desire for control.

William Golding’s Lord of the Flies presents a story of a group of boys who become stranded on an island together, and in their struggle to survive; some begin to fight for power. Having power makes them feel in control of their situation; however, this power struggle quickly begins to consume them. Golding uses the power struggle between Ralph and Jack, the two main characters, to illustrate the power struggle between good and evil.

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In William Golding’s novel, Lord of the Flies, power is a notable theme that can be found very frequently throughout the novel. In the book, the theme of power is found in the form of items that revolve around the protagonist of the story, Ralph, and the antagonist, Jack (Burns 1). Ralph and Jack use these items in order to establish power in the group of boys for their own reasons (Burns 2). With Ralph, he uses items, which represent order in the story, to establish a democracy on the island, while Jack uses specific items that represent evil to create a monarchy out of Ralph’s democracy (Burns 1). The items used by Ralph and Jack in Golding’s novel will be later explained in the essay on how they represent power, what their meaning is, and their purpose in the story.