Power in LOTF vs. The Power of One

Power is shown in Lord of the Flies by William Golding and in the movie The Power of One. In Lord of the Flies, the character Jack is in control of the other boys in the tribe. He gains this authority over the others by tempting them with his unusual theories and exploiting them through their universal fear of the beast. Jack maintains this power by threatening the boys and trying to prove his strength and leadership skills. He does this by showing support and adventures. This power structure is destroyed because the conch shell breaks and all civilization is gone. In The Power of One, the older boys at the Nazi camp have control over PK. These boys take control over the young one by coming to the realization of their size differences, considering how they are the biggest at the camp and he is the littlest boy there. They remain in control by continuously hazing PK, such as peeing on him and killing his chicken. The power structure in this situation is destroyed during the chicken scene when the adults come in and demand them to put PK down.

LOTF Symbolism Passage 3

In the third passage, symbolism is shown through Henry’s footprints. Golding wrote, “His footprints became bays in which they were trapped and gave him the illusion of mastery.” In this citation, the “they” that the author is referring to is the creatures that swarmed the sand areas where Henry’s footprints seep down. The boy felt an incredible sense of power when he distinguished the fact that he could place his foot down freely overtop of the bugs, without them saying anything about it. It is his footprints that brought him this sense of power. Well aware that power over the boys wasn’t attainable, Henry enjoyed this unordinary over ruling of things. This feeling has been sought out by the boy ever since he came to the island. 

Elements and Effects-Passage 1

The point of view that Golding uses for the first passage is in third-person. "He snatched his knife out of the sheath and slammed it into a tree trunk. Next time there would be no mercy. He looked round fiercely, daring them to contradict. Then they broke out into the sunlight and for a while they were busy finding and devouring food as they moved down the scar toward the platform and the meeting" demonstrates that the third-person is indeed present in this passage. Writing this passage in this point of view is vital in order to set the scene as if the audience reading it were one of the boys. The effect of this is to make the readers more emotionally connected to the book in order to captivate them.