ICE: Lord of the Flies- Causes and Effects of Power-Hungry Governments No matter who’s in control, the innocent dies from the ignorant authorities’ power. Lord of the Flies, a novel written by William Golding, depicts a government control over the society as a republican government or a dictating government. Golding uses isolated boys of different ages all following two types of government in order to survive on their Island. The authorities of the island, having governmental control over the boys, show the different means as to how they maintained their reign of power. With greater control over a society comes a greater responsibility that must be managed orderly and equally in order to avoid the corruption of the society and government as
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Jack (as the group of boys head up the mountain to witness the Beast) contemptuously order Piggy to “go up and see [the Beast]” adding “good riddance” (214) to his command. Because Jack represents the dictating form of government, his attitude towards Piggy is biased and judgmental. Correspondingly, some governments will selectively pick who’s allowed into their society. Generally, the society will contain only the fittest and exclude the disabled. French philosopher Rousseau conveys “People… unequal in ability… only matters for the corrupted civilized man” (Social Contract Chart). Though “all men are created equal”, that phrase isn’t viewed by everyone. Through a dictating government’s perspective, it is only the vigorous people allowed in their society. The causes as to why it’s only those certain type of people is so that the dictator is able to call on them anytime to fight in wars, remain in a nourishing society and extend their power from the wars being fought. Power corrupts the dictators thus never ending their wars leaving the world in a state of …show more content…
“To a Mouse”, by Robert Burns, depicts this in his poem as a farmer apologizes to a mouse for upturning its home with a plough right before winter. At this, the farmer says “I’m truly sorry Man’s dominion has broken Nature’s social union” (7-8) Speaking for the whole of humanity, the farmer admits that the human society had disrupted Nature’s steady bond with the colonization of humans in different regions. However, by implying that the social union had been “broken”, the long-standing bond of humans vs. Nature is no more. This is due to the fact that the concern of humans to weaker “earth-born companion” (11) is restricted by their brutish spirit against one another for greater power. Enhanced by their competitive conscience, war is once again established against other societies and even Nature’s fight for
Jack (as the group of boys head up the mountain to witness the Beast) contemptuously order Piggy to “go up and see [the Beast]” adding “good riddance” (214) to his command. Because Jack represents the dictating form of government, his attitude towards Piggy is biased and judgmental. Correspondingly, some governments will selectively pick who’s allowed into their society. Generally, the society will contain only the fittest and exclude the disabled. French philosopher Rousseau conveys “People… unequal in ability… only matters for the corrupted civilized man” (Social Contract Chart). Though “all men are created equal”, that phrase isn’t viewed by everyone. Through a dictating government’s perspective, it is only the vigorous people allowed in their society. The causes as to why it’s only those certain type of people is so that the dictator is able to call on them anytime to fight in wars, remain in a nourishing society and extend their power from the wars being fought. Power corrupts the dictators thus never ending their wars leaving the world in a state of …show more content…
“To a Mouse”, by Robert Burns, depicts this in his poem as a farmer apologizes to a mouse for upturning its home with a plough right before winter. At this, the farmer says “I’m truly sorry Man’s dominion has broken Nature’s social union” (7-8) Speaking for the whole of humanity, the farmer admits that the human society had disrupted Nature’s steady bond with the colonization of humans in different regions. However, by implying that the social union had been “broken”, the long-standing bond of humans vs. Nature is no more. This is due to the fact that the concern of humans to weaker “earth-born companion” (11) is restricted by their brutish spirit against one another for greater power. Enhanced by their competitive conscience, war is once again established against other societies and even Nature’s fight for