“A change in lifestyle could bring healthy pressure to bear on those who wield political,economical and social power.”-Pope Francis”
Generally when someone is in control it can either have a negative or positive outcome depending on the situation. Power is an accomplishment,everyone wants to achieve it,although many cannot administrate it. In the novel Lord of the Flies, by William Golding, there is a feud between the two main characters, Jack and Ralph,who both individually have their own form of power in different perspectives. The rising of the actions engage throughout the book as votes elect Ralph as chief, dictation from jack towards the hunters and the symbolism of the conch and the Lord of the Flies. Abuse and unlike authority is the …show more content…
This is because, when the boys accomplish managing to capture one of the biggest animals on the island and being able to kill it definitely brought Jack’s confidence higher in feeling like the bigger person. They cut the sow to have just the head remaining, while Jack orders the boys to place it on one end of a sharpened stick in the earth and the other sharpened end attached to the head of the sow. “Ram one end in the earth” ( page 137) giving it the name “The Lord of the Flies”. Reason behind the sow head to be placed on a stick is to symbolize the evil that is in every human.This is because, offering to the beast represents the evil that Golding felt was in all of mankind. After the peace offering of the beast, “This head is for the beast. It’s a gift” (page 137) says Jack as he begins to see himself as a role model for the other boys and feels the power in himself after the two savages refer to him as chief “ The chief has spoken”(page 141).The representation of the head is not just a performance, but the evil inside all human beings.It must be fought to prevent human civilization descending into savagery. As certain objects on the island are used to gain power for both civilized reasons, such as Ralph’s use of the conch, Jacks use of the idea is the beast.Originally, Jack intends to use the “Lord of the Flies” in representing as a hero for the boys, after all they are all frightened by the thought of the rumoured beast set on the island. “Maybe there is a beast” (page 89). Reason being as to why Jack uses the “Lord of the Flies” to control the boys is because the head represents a threat to the other boys and strikes fear in them. Like any other scare tactics, it is not important rather a threat existing, it is significant for leaders to convince their followers that there is simply no need to feel fear. “I’ve been all over this island.
Generally when someone is in control it can either have a negative or positive outcome depending on the situation. Power is an accomplishment,everyone wants to achieve it,although many cannot administrate it. In the novel Lord of the Flies, by William Golding, there is a feud between the two main characters, Jack and Ralph,who both individually have their own form of power in different perspectives. The rising of the actions engage throughout the book as votes elect Ralph as chief, dictation from jack towards the hunters and the symbolism of the conch and the Lord of the Flies. Abuse and unlike authority is the …show more content…
This is because, when the boys accomplish managing to capture one of the biggest animals on the island and being able to kill it definitely brought Jack’s confidence higher in feeling like the bigger person. They cut the sow to have just the head remaining, while Jack orders the boys to place it on one end of a sharpened stick in the earth and the other sharpened end attached to the head of the sow. “Ram one end in the earth” ( page 137) giving it the name “The Lord of the Flies”. Reason behind the sow head to be placed on a stick is to symbolize the evil that is in every human.This is because, offering to the beast represents the evil that Golding felt was in all of mankind. After the peace offering of the beast, “This head is for the beast. It’s a gift” (page 137) says Jack as he begins to see himself as a role model for the other boys and feels the power in himself after the two savages refer to him as chief “ The chief has spoken”(page 141).The representation of the head is not just a performance, but the evil inside all human beings.It must be fought to prevent human civilization descending into savagery. As certain objects on the island are used to gain power for both civilized reasons, such as Ralph’s use of the conch, Jacks use of the idea is the beast.Originally, Jack intends to use the “Lord of the Flies” in representing as a hero for the boys, after all they are all frightened by the thought of the rumoured beast set on the island. “Maybe there is a beast” (page 89). Reason being as to why Jack uses the “Lord of the Flies” to control the boys is because the head represents a threat to the other boys and strikes fear in them. Like any other scare tactics, it is not important rather a threat existing, it is significant for leaders to convince their followers that there is simply no need to feel fear. “I’ve been all over this island.