3. .
Power is everywhere. Since
we are infants there is some
type of higher authority. This
authority has the right and
obligation to look after us
and see what is best for us.
4. Everyday we see an example of power.
Parents: Since the day all of us we were born, a higher authority
automatically came above us to. To protect us, to help us in all
aspects of our life, and have the ultimate say and overall control
in major decisions in our life.
Teachers: In this very room Mr.Coghlan is the one in power for
the enitre class. Like all teachers, teachers have the ultimate
power how to direct the class, command obedience, and control
what we are learning.
Principals: The higher power to a teacher is a principal. For
example Mrs.Modeste controls on big school decisions. Just like
all other principals they have the authority to demand high
respect from students, make unquestionable descisions, and
enforce discipline amongst students. Just by hearing her voice
you know she has the power to make people stop what they are
doing and listen right away.
5. .
―The suffusion drained away from Jack’s face.
Ralph waved again for silence.‖
―Jack’s in charge of the choir. They can be –
what do you want them be?
―Hunters.‖
Jack and Ralph smiled at each other with shy
liking. The rest began to talk eagerly. (Chapter
1).
.
6. Already at the beginning of the book Golding
shows us as readers how jack and Ralph have
desire for power. They seem to enjoy to be in
charge of others and enjoy having the ability
to demand others what to do. Even as early as
that part in the book Golding demonstrates
how certain characters in the Lord the Flies
immediately received a sense of power and
entitlement. After everyone goes silent and
listens to Ralph just by the wave of his hand it
shows his peers look up to him and are eager
to here what he has to say.
7. .
―I was chief and you were
going to what I said.‖
Ralph(Chapter 4)
8. . Once again Golding shows how power is
everywhere. That we cannot avoid and there will
be people above and knowing their superiority.
Exactly how Ralph shows the readers here. He
reminds Piggy of his high status he has amongst
the group of boys. There are continuous
examples of how Golding Ralph is ware of his
power and takes advantage of this by ignoring
and rejecting Piggy’s thoughts/ideas. Similar to
our own world, growing up I’m sure we know
that one kid who might have been higher then
their peers and would constantly let their peers
know that they were better then them. Although
Ralph think bossing around Piggy is for all of
their benefit so they could be rescued it ends up
resulting in Ralph thinking too highly of himself
and abusing his power.
9. Some people need or want a higher power
above them and have absolute no desire to
have any sort of power. Some people have
an actual craving and motivation to actually
hold some type of power. While others
would like power whether it’s a large or small
amount but because for whatever reason get
rejected of such and due to peers they have
no chance to grasp some sort of power in
any way. Golding displays this through his
characters multiple times throughout the
novel.
10. .
―I ought to be chief,‖ said Jack with simple
arrogance, ―because I’m chorister and head boy. I can
sing C sharp.‖ (Chapter 1)
―Power lay in the brown shell of his forearm:
authority sat on his shoulder and chattered in his ear
like an ape.‖ (Chapter 8, speaking about Jack)
―Who’ll join my tribe and have fun?‖ (Chapter 8)
―Hands up,‖ said Jack strongly, ―whoever wants
Ralph not to be chief?‖ ―The silence continued
breathless and heavy full of shame. Slowly the red
drained from Jack’s cheeks , then came back with a
painful rush. He licked his lips and turned his head at
an angle so that his gaze avoided the embarrassment
of linking another’s eye.‖ (Chapter 8)
11. .
Later we will see in the novel Golding always chooses Jack as
his character that wants power. He will try at any chance he gets
to receive power. By constantly wanting to kill the pig—he
knows by killing the pig he will receive glory. Throughout the
book Golding exemplifies Jack as the character who is always
trying to battle with Ralph to become the higher ―alpha male‖ in
the island. Golding highlights that you cannot force things like
Jack is constantly trying to do. Golding tries to send the message
through Jack that the person trying to have the most power
usually meets a tragic downfall because power does not lead to
success despite how ―shiny‖ it may appear. As Jack continuously
tries to force things to make himself have power. Golding shows
it ends up getting the best of Jack or people in general when they
try to make themselves more powerful than they really can be.
12. .
Other people are the opposite and actually want to be dictated by have a
higher power and have less power. When Jack offers for people to join
his tribe the children without HESITATION quickly join. Golding
shows that people who enjoy being cared after and being somewhat
powerless by these younger kids because they are looking forward to
having someone new look after them and being led by someone new.
―Who will join my tribe.‖ –Jack (Chapter 8)
―I will.‖ (Chapter 8)
―Me.‖ (Chapter 8)
―I will.‖ (Chapter 8)
13. .
On the other hand some of the characters Golding displays in Lord of
the Flies are practically powerless. Piggy is disregarded and shunned
from getting any respect from his higher power. Golding displays how
people of higher power abuse that right by taking it out on people that
appear to be weaker then them but that is just ignorance. Clearly Piggy
is more intelligent then Ralph but since Piggy is less intimidating and
not ad commanding as Ralph, Ralph seems to have the perception that
he is better then Piggy and can completely overrule him at any time.
14. .
“Oh shut up.‖ (Ralph, Chapter 3)
―I got the conch,‖ said Piggy in a hurt voice ―I got a right
to speak.‖ They looked at him with lack of inetrest and
cocked ears at the drum roll of the fire.‖ (Chapter 3).
―The conch doesn’t count at the top of the mountain,‖ said
Jack. ―So shut up.‖ (Chapter 2)
Basically Golding is trying to show that people that feel
superior and seem to think they have more power than
others they completely forget the feelings of others and for
their own benefit or pleasure make other feel weak and
bully them, just hot Jack and Ralph did to Piggy.
15. .
However throughout Lord of the Flies Golding shows that
without power as a nation we are nothing. As nation Golding
tries to prove that we need the varieties of power to progress, but
we must use the power in a responsible and knowledgeable not
like how the naïve children in Lord of the Flies used their power.
We NEED to let certain people have a lot of control over us and
to exhibit their power. Although Golding also makes it clear that
we can not misuse our power. That when power is in your hands
you have to be ready to face challenges and burdens that re
attached to having power. Golding stresses and puts emphasis on
the appearance of power; although power seems fun to have you
have to be ready for all the stresses and be smart on how to
handle your power. He shows this by giving clueless little boys
the opportunity to have power who know nothing really about
this concept. Power does not only effect one person but many
people.
