In William Golding’s “Lord of the Flies” shows what happens when a bunch of boys are stranded on an island and loses control to their humanity. The two main characters Jack and Ralph are both opposite in the way they rule as leaders. While Ralph is a more subtle and responsible person, Jack is a more power hungry leader and easily corrupted with the power he gains later on in the book. In the book the two boys would start off as friends and allies, attempting to control the situation together and to produce order and stability. But as time went on in the book, Jack would start to crave power, to be able to control the boys. As he starts to crave more and more power, he would attempt to leave the group with a small portion of the boys. Starting …show more content…
It is regrettably the way human nature functions, whether we like it or not. What successful economies do is keep it to a minimum. No one has ever eliminated any of that stuff.” This quote was written by Alan Greenspan on the idea of corruption, it’s idea represent the fact that corruption will exist everywhere. Saying that corruption is apart of the human nature, the same way JFK was assassinated by his own government, the same government that elected him president, leader of the United States. Even Jack, a friend of Ralph, a person who elected and trust Ralph to rule with stability, later on taking absolute control for himself. Jack even killing the people he consider to be friends, people who helped him survive and live on the island after being stranded from a plane crash. “Corruption is something you face all the time, avoid it.” this quote is written by Willem Dafoe, a man who honors his word. The idea of this quote to try to avoid the best way you can. If Jack could avoid gaining power, he might have not gone corrupt, killing his friends and attempting to kill Ralph before being saved by a british naval officer. While in the book the boys are a symbol of savagery, while the officer is a symbol of stability and