Whenever groups coexist, there is a struggle for power. The Lord of the Flies is a great example of this, on page 22,"Shut up," said Ralph absently. He lifted the conch. "Seems to me we ought to have a chief to decide things." "A chief! A chief!" "I ought to be chief," said Jack with simple arrogance, "because I'm chapter chorister and head boy. I can sing C sharp." (Golding) The groups in The Lord of the Flies definitely fought for power and used many methods to keep it.
In any group situation there is gonna be a fight to be the leader, or at least for power, even children. “Power imbalances in a small group can also be corrected through empowerment.”(mhhe.com) The animosity that can be shown between people of varying group interests is astonishing. If there was more communication and distribution of power most conflicts could be avoided. The Lord of the Flies is a great example showing that whenever groups have to coexist, there is a struggle for power. A groups issues would probably be able to be fixed if the people in that group wouldn’t give the leader such absolute control and restrict some of their power. As McGraw Hill states, “A group member can dominate only when others cooperate” (mhhe.com). so if the members of the group were to stand up for themselves and state what they believe in, it would be much easier for groups …show more content…
If people would just be civil and communicate there would be much less death and violence in the world. An example of this would be most wars, they groups are fighting but there are often civilian deaths, a groups issues do not often stay in the group and often people uninvolved are
In any group situation there is gonna be a fight to be the leader, or at least for power, even children. “Power imbalances in a small group can also be corrected through empowerment.”(mhhe.com) The animosity that can be shown between people of varying group interests is astonishing. If there was more communication and distribution of power most conflicts could be avoided. The Lord of the Flies is a great example showing that whenever groups have to coexist, there is a struggle for power. A groups issues would probably be able to be fixed if the people in that group wouldn’t give the leader such absolute control and restrict some of their power. As McGraw Hill states, “A group member can dominate only when others cooperate” (mhhe.com). so if the members of the group were to stand up for themselves and state what they believe in, it would be much easier for groups …show more content…
If people would just be civil and communicate there would be much less death and violence in the world. An example of this would be most wars, they groups are fighting but there are often civilian deaths, a groups issues do not often stay in the group and often people uninvolved are