Power In Lord Of The Flies

Power is very dangerous, as shown in William Golding’s Lord of the Flies. The novel explores the use of power in both the hands of good and evil and for success and for failure. Also, how some characters respond to having power. An examination of William Golding’s LOTF will show how fear is powerful and how the characters use that to their advantage. Also, the power shifts between the characters and the aftermath of that. Fear is very powerful and dangerous. Some characters use fear to gain authority over the littluns, so they do as they wish. Jack and Roger, use this method more than anyone else. Roger uses the power the fear holds to his advantage. He makes the littluns fear what he is capable of, so they will follow his order. He makes

On the other hand, Jack believes that he should be chief “‘because I'm chapter chorister and head boy. I can sing C sharp.’’’(22). However, everyone naturally gravitates to Ralph as a leader over Jack because of his appearance and age. As the novel progresses, the littluns gravitate more to Jack. His philosophy is that hunting and having fun is more important than being safe and getting rescued. The littluns appeal more to his philosophy as novel progresses, because of this, they end up joining Jack’s side. This is the major power shift that happens. From here, Jack continues to have power over the littluns and keeps it until the end of the book. However, as the novel reaches an end, it appears that Roger would usurp Jack if they stay on the island. In conclusion, there

All in all, the examination of power in Golding’s LOTF does show how fear is powerful and how the characters use that to their advantage. Also, the power shifts between the characters and the aftermath. Golding’s novel shows the power in many different ways. In both good ways and bad ways. For success and for failure. From beginning to end, it is a prominent theme throughout the novel and shows how power is a very dangerous when in the wrong