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Corrupt Leaders In Lord Of The Flies Quote Analysis

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Following What You Fear The world has seen many civilizations with corrupt leaders. Fear has led many people to obey such leaders, and the fear of consequences is too great to not do so. In William Golding's Lord of the Flies, Jack drives other boys to follow him by manipulating their fear. Fear drives these boys to follow a corrupt leader because they have their own self-interest in mind. When Jack gains power, he promises the boys what they desire. At first no one joins for fear of being an outcast, but the promise of desire, most of the boys being drawn to the meat Jack offers, soon draws the boys to join Jack. Once Jack is in power, he has a feast to show boys who haven't joined him that what they want is with Jack's tribe. Even Ralph and Piggy give into this …show more content…

His corrupt nature causes the boys to fear disobeying him and shows them that disobedience is answered with physical pain. Robert tells Roger of what Jack will do when he's angry: "'He [Jack] is going to beat Wilfred'" (159), and when Roger asks Robert why Jack will beat Wilfred, Robert says, "'I don't know...He got angry and made us tie Wilfred up'" (159). This shows that if someone manages to anger Jack he will not take to it kindly, and will use force to show that he is in control. Disobeying Jack makes him angry as well, shown when he tries to kill Ralph who is not with the idea of him leading during the entire time they are on the island. Anyone with Ralph is also disobedient including Piggy and Samneric. When Piggy dies, Jack says "See? See? That's what you'll get! I meant that" (181), showing that the punishment for not being with Jack is death. After Jack says that he meant Piggy's death, he throws a spear at Ralph with the intent of harming him, showing the tribe he isn't to be messed with. Though Jack is corrupt with power, the boys are fearful of what he will do to those who oppose him and his

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