Mrs. Twenge

English 2 Intensive

3 June 2016

Lord of the Flies

In the novel, Lord of the Flies, by William Golding, a plane crash lands on a mysterious island with a group of boys. After they crash, they try to keep themselves from becoming savages. One of the leaders in the novel is Jack Merridew. He is a 12 year-old boy who is willing to dominate anyone or anything in his way. Both Adolf Hitler and Jack Merridew were dictators.

Both Jack and Hitler stole power from elected leaders. On the page “loc.gov”,”Hitler and the Nazi regimented limited free speech by getting the federal administrate court to agree.”(1). Hitler benefited because no one stood up to him. Golding writes “I painted my face, I stole up, now you eat all of you” (2). All of the kids started to leave Ralph to go with Jack because Jack would feed them and let them do whatever they wanted. Both Jack and Hitler stole power from an elected leader to have people on their side.

Jack and Hitler would use violence to gain followers. On the page “quora.com”, it states that “Hitler kept control by using terror to arrest people.”(3). He would throw people in jail for no reason which scared people. Golding writes, “They made us…they hurt us” (2). Sam and Erick got tortured and started following Jack because they didn’t want to keep getting hurt. Both Jack and Hitler used violence to get what they wanted.

Jack and Hitler used resources to manipulate people. On the page “quora.com”, it states

that “life in Germany was miserable and starved out” (4). Hitler convinced citizens to work and prepare for war but the citizens didn’t want to but they did and would give Hitler everything. Hitler convinced his people to surrender their resources. This allowed him to control the people and lead them in to war. Golding writes “who wants to join my tribe” (2). Jack took Ralphs power and then convinced the boys to go along with his plans. By giving them food and false security Jack had access to everything the boys had. Both Hitler and Jack had people follow them and there people would give them everything. These resources that were given to both Jack and Hitler were used to start wars.

Both Jack and Hitler are both dictators. They would manipulate, use different resources, hurt people, take power, and use violence to become leader and take control. They were both strong leaders but unfair to their people. Jack used violence to become a leader and gain control. Hitler manipulated people to become a leader and gain power. They both did anything to become leader and take power.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Work Cited

1. "Global Legal Monitor." Germany: Constitutional Court Upholds Free Speech Restriction in

Banning Public Support of Former Nazi Regime. N.p., n.d. Web. 03 June 2016.

2. Golding, William. Lord of the Flies. New York: Penguin, 2003. Print.

3. "How Did Hitler Keep Control of Nazi Germany.

"Http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/ww2peopleswar/stories/39/a3921239.shtml. N.p., n.d.

Web. June 2016.

4. "What Was Life like in Germany Right after WWI and during WWII?" Quora. N.p., n.d. Web.

June 2016.