In William Golding’s novel Lord of the Flies, the psychotic children hungry for power and control do not seem as bad as they actually are when taking into consideration the fact that this book was written after the recently fought war, World War II. With the war in mind, Golding writes the novel taking actual events and people of World War II and incorporating them into the novel. The two most distinct ones that Golding includes are Roger, a character in the novel, and Jack’s seizure of power. When Roger makes his first appearance in the novel, he is introduced as a quiet and shy kid that keeps everything to himself. As the book unfolds, the character of Roger also unfolds eventually revealing his true capability of aggression. Roger can be compared to the Nazi leader Heinrich Himmler as they both have a liking towards killing and brutal torture. “The prodding became rhythmic. Sam yelled…The yelling ceased, and Samneric lay looking up in quiet terror…” (Golding 182). Much like Himmler’s abuse to those against the Nazis, Roger horribly tortured the twins until they finally gave in and joined Jack’s tribe.
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And Jack, much like Hitler did to the Germans, promised a better life to the people who decided to join his tribe “We [Jack and his hunters] hunt and feast and have fun. If you want to join my tribe come and see us.” (Golding 140). Jack’s announcement caught the attention of most of the boys in Ralph’s tribe. The boys that went on to become members of Jack’s tribe were sick and tired of attending to the shelters, constantly looking after the fire, and eating fruit. Many of the Germans were attracted to Hitler because he guaranteed to fix the economy. And each leader also had their own scapegoat, Jack blamed the “beast” for the problems on the island and Hitler blamed the Jews for the problems of
And Jack, much like Hitler did to the Germans, promised a better life to the people who decided to join his tribe “We [Jack and his hunters] hunt and feast and have fun. If you want to join my tribe come and see us.” (Golding 140). Jack’s announcement caught the attention of most of the boys in Ralph’s tribe. The boys that went on to become members of Jack’s tribe were sick and tired of attending to the shelters, constantly looking after the fire, and eating fruit. Many of the Germans were attracted to Hitler because he guaranteed to fix the economy. And each leader also had their own scapegoat, Jack blamed the “beast” for the problems on the island and Hitler blamed the Jews for the problems of