Those who seek power generally do not deserve to have it. Whether it be while working on a project at work or seeking to become the president of the United States. This person may attempt to gain power through various ways and may not be honest about their intentions. This is true in the book Lord of the Flies by William Golding where British boys aged from six to twelve are stranded on an island. The boys attempt to establish a civilization on the island. However, overtime tensions between Ralph, the leader, and a character named Jack surge over the struggle for power. In the book Lord of the Flies the character Jack attempts to seize and gain power through various attempts.
The first way that Jack attempts to seize power is through justifying himself. At the beginning of the story a character named Ralph blows a conch that that draws all the boys on the island to the same spot. At this meeting the boys on the island decide to hold a plebiscite and elect a chief. “I ought to be chief, said Jack with simple arrogance, because I’m chapter chorister and head boy (22).” Here Jack uses his …show more content…
In chapter four Jack takes his hunters to go kill a pig and unintentionally lets the signal fire burn out. Ralph and the others hurry up to the top of the mountain to check the fire and find that it has gone. The boys restart the fire and Jack returns with his hunter and a dead pig. After Ralph confronts Jack about leaving the fire they begin to cook and eat the pig. “Piggy spoke, also dribbling. Aren’t I having none? (73).” This shows that Jack had not given Piggy meat on purpose to show that he was superior to him. This is also shown when Simon gives his meat to Piggy and Jack says “Eat! Damn you! (74).” In Jack’s mind he gave Simon food so Simon should be thankful and eat it. The fact that Jack withholds meat from Piggy and tries to force Simon to eat shows that Jack is trying to gain
The first way that Jack attempts to seize power is through justifying himself. At the beginning of the story a character named Ralph blows a conch that that draws all the boys on the island to the same spot. At this meeting the boys on the island decide to hold a plebiscite and elect a chief. “I ought to be chief, said Jack with simple arrogance, because I’m chapter chorister and head boy (22).” Here Jack uses his …show more content…
In chapter four Jack takes his hunters to go kill a pig and unintentionally lets the signal fire burn out. Ralph and the others hurry up to the top of the mountain to check the fire and find that it has gone. The boys restart the fire and Jack returns with his hunter and a dead pig. After Ralph confronts Jack about leaving the fire they begin to cook and eat the pig. “Piggy spoke, also dribbling. Aren’t I having none? (73).” This shows that Jack had not given Piggy meat on purpose to show that he was superior to him. This is also shown when Simon gives his meat to Piggy and Jack says “Eat! Damn you! (74).” In Jack’s mind he gave Simon food so Simon should be thankful and eat it. The fact that Jack withholds meat from Piggy and tries to force Simon to eat shows that Jack is trying to gain