P. 2
Due- 11/20/15
Lord of The Flies- Power
From the beginning of Lord of the Flies, by William Golding, dominance and power was enforced, likely unconsciously. Supremacy seeking tendencies in human behavior determines the social ranks and interactions. The social hierarchy, littleuns’ power strive, and the fall out of the group’s order are all the outcome of dominance and power over a individual social group with no outside contact.
Dominance is instituted between parties through force and aggression, submission, and behaviors in between. This (in human social groups, usually unintentionally,) is to establish priority ranking. In the novel, Jack and Ralph have alternating power stance throughout the story. Throughout the novel