Power In Lord Of The Flies

Every group of people has a leader, object or mantra that represents what the group needs or treasures the most. This can be observed in the newest fashion trends that symbolize beauty and sophistication to a group of teenage girls, the newest iPhone or tablet to symbolize wealth to a group of rich businessmen, or even a flag to symbolize our nation. William Golding’s novel, Lord of the Flies explores this concept of giving a normal object great power by using it to convey an ideology of a group of people. Golding describes a world where there is no civilization, and the only connection to the civilized world is through the objects that represent different aspects of it. This essay will

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.

Have you ever imagined that killing one pig would determine how much power you have? In the Lord of The Flies by William Golding, a group of young British boys crash a plane during being transported to safety in the Cold War. Throughout the novel Jack having the capability of killing a pig leads to jack having complete power over the group. Through the symbol of pigs, Golding is able to portray the growth of Jack's power. In the beginning there was only piglets that they were trying to hunt, representing Jack's lack of power. In the middle Jack and the boys were hunting full sized pigs for food, representing Jack's growing power. At the end the group is hunting mother pigs just for the sport, representing Jack's total control of power.

In groups of people, there are always ones with better leadership qualities than the rest. The stronger power becomes the greater authority, and the others abide by them. Nevertheless, the strongest leader isn’t always the best. In William Golding’s novel, Lord of the Flies, Ralph isn’t the strongest person, yet he displays a better understanding of people, which allows Ralph to lead the boys better than Jack could. Although Jack and Ralph differentiate in their views, they both share the same passion, to earn the role of chief.

“Kill the pig. Cut her throat. Spill her blood.” In William Golding’s Lord Of The Flies, the reader can see how that chant turned the once caring and civil boys into savages. The audience can also see how the boys on the island are affected by power and how their personalities changed throughout Lord Of The Flies. The boys on the island are dramatically affected by the different chiefs.

Think about a world with no rules or order. Would you like to live in a place like this? A place so chaotic, a place where you can barely fall asleep at night without being terrified of what might happen to you at night or if you may ever wake up again? In this book I am about to tell you about, you will understand such a place. Lord of the Flies, by William Golding, amazes his audience and readers with his symbolic book. William Golding uses the Conch in the Lord of the Flies to symbolize the power and order for Ralph and the rest of the children while Jack fights to be chief and slowly breaks down the power of the Conch until it is destroyed.

All humans seem to be obsessed with the need for power. Something about being in control is attractive in some sort of way or another to people. It seems like in all novels that there is at least one character who is evil, and that element that makes that personage evil is their need for power and control over other people. There are also other types of people who don’t want to have power, but still need to free themselves from the bonds of other citizens who have accommodated that power. Nevertheless, humans in general have doubtlessly come across situation where they needed to either gain power, or escape the grasps of those in desperate search for it. In William Golding’s Lord of the Flies, Ralph and Jack are in a nonstopping fight over power and control over the boys of the island.

In the classic book the Lord of the Flies by William Golding Ralph, the protagonist, is portrayed as an idealist who should not have had the role of power. First of all when leaders, like Ralph, don’t give their people a voice it can have consequences that they weren’t expecting. Secondly there were significant obstacles that came with power that Ralph didn’t expect. Finally when reading the book Lord of the Flies, I learned exactly what not to do when put in a leadership role.

All individuals are powerful in their own ways, some more than others. People show their power through their abilities and their talents. In the book, Lord of the Flies, by William Golding, the kids have to take charge and act responsibly like adults because they have to build shelter, hunt, have order, and stay civil. Leaders emerge out this group of kids that use their power in different ways. Throughout the book, these children gain power in different ways, through their courage and ability to lead.

How did you see power being used and/or abused in this book? How would you feel if you were the main Character?

Lord of the Flies by William Golding is a novel that shows a group of boys trying to deal with chaos from beginning to end. Throughout the story the boys realize that they are a community and the only way they are going to survive is if they all work together. They boys are faced with one simple but so complex task. Survive the extremes.

The struggle between life and death was all too real for the many children who crash landed on the island. Their story is told in book written by William Golding called Lord of the Flies. This book tells the tale of many children who crash land on an island, with no parental supervision and become trapped in a vicious power struggle. This power struggle leads to death for many of the boys. Two themes in the book were very compelling and developed well through out the story.

Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power” Abraham Lincoln. In Lord Of The Flies by William Golding, they abuse the power just like in the real world because there is no one to enforce the laws. In this book, all the kids start to learn how people change & act when there isnt rules & they learn the hard way

Have you ever been stranded on a island where no one can find you, because in Lord of the Flies British school boys do. In the novel Lord of the Flies, William Golding portrays three main themes, betrayal, survival, and power and control. He goes into depth with these themes by showing them through each characters actions and the circumstances that they encounter. In the book the boys experience a series of survival tests and they fail because of their power-hungry leaders. Each of the boys in this book trade his innocence for survival and it ends up leading him to betray another.

“The power to lead is the power to mislead, and the power to mislead is the power to destroy” - Thomas S. Monson. In Lord of the Flies by William Golding, Jack’s want for control causes him to abandon Ralph’s rule and create his own group of boys, starting the war on the island. When Jack obtains leadership over his group of boys, he uses his power to manipulate the boys into becoming savages and killers. Ultimately, Jack’s controlling attitude and misuse of power cause the destruction of the island. Because Jack cannot obtain control over the boys while Ralph is leader, Jack creates his own group.