How Does Jack Influence The Dictatorship In Lord Of The Flies

Fear influenced the boys to obey him, creating a dictatorship which led to him eliminating people Written after the events of the Second World War, the novel Lord of the Flies, by William Golding contains the story of a group of boys who suffer a plane crash onto an uninhabited island and must survive on their own. Throughout the progression of the story, Ralph gains power for a period then transfers it to Jack. At first, the boys needed someone to give them answers and shelter, but when the boys started to realize that Ralph was not an ideal leader never using his power to oscillate the boys in his favor and relying on reason and knowledge. As Jack realizes that Ralph's rule was diminishing, he took advantage of this and used his own power

Ralph's way of influencing the boys was through a democracy. He did this by using rules and order to obtain support from the boys. Jack’s use of who opposed him. In Lord of the Flies, William Golding determines that power influences a group’s actions through the imagery of Jack. Leaders use their appearance and fear to instill a sense of control and authority over the communities they influence. Jack’s appearance is an indicator of his status as he uses paint on his face to intimidate the boys, this distinguishes the differences in status that they have. Golding describes Jack as “The chief was sitting there, naked to the waist, his face blocked out in white and red,” as “the tribe lay in a semicircle before him” (Golding 160). Jack being “naked to the waist, his face blocked out in white and red,” suggests that he is recognized as the new chief. Jack having his chest out and “his face blocked out with red and white” paint resembles that of a tribal leader, this distinguishes the difference of status that he and the boys have. It also suggests Jack has significant influence over the boys because he makes them “lay in a semicircle

When the tribe first forms Jack must accept his role as hunter. But as the story progresses, he starts to gain power and dictates what others can say or do, because he can provide food while Ralph cannot. Piggy remarks "’I got the conch’... indignantly. ‘You let me speak!’ ‘The conch doesn't count on top of the mountain’ Said Jack, ‘So you shut up’” (42). Jack telling Piggy to “shut up” conveys the difference in power between Piggy and Jack because Jack can openly dictate what he can say without any backlash from the other boys. Jack routinely interrupts the person with the conch. Jack interrupting Piggy, as he holds the conch, and having no punishment can suggest that he is growing in power. Jack's power being equal to Ralphs would elucidate that Jack is also the leader. In the progression of the story Jack and Ralph split up and they both have their own separate groups. Jack tells his group to “‘All sit down’. The boys arranged before him… and pointed at them with the spear” (150), this conveys that Jack now has the power to dictate a group's action just by using his words. Jack telling the boys to “all sit down” suggests that he is now in control of the boys. Another instance of the boys treating him as a true leader is when he tells them to sit and “the boys arrange[e] before him”. The boy's