Lord Of The Flies Evil Vs Evil Quotes

The Evil Within The quote, “It is a man's own mind, not his enemy or foe, that lures him to evil ways” said by Buddha can relate to both Lord of the Flies and Harry Potter. Jack Merridew, a twelve year old boy, was stranded on an island with other boys his age and wanted to be leader, but instead was overruled by a boy named Ralph. However later in the book, he was made chief and Jack let the evil take over, caused by his obsession with hunting and his need for power. Voldemort, a powerful wizard formerly known as Tom Riddle, was obsessed with the dark arts and realized he wanted more power. He was driven evil by his need to be all-powerful and unbeatable. Jack and Voldemort experienced a loss of self, desired power, and possessed different

Jack was always used to being in charge, since he was head of the choir boys, and loved having control over people. When everyone on the island voted for Ralph instead of Jack, Jack got angry, shown in the quote, “... the freckles on Jack’s face disappeared under a blush of mortification” (Golding 23). Jack desperately desired to be chief on the island, and was so desperate that he did not care when Piggy was killed by a boulder and only cared about the fact that the conch’s power died with Piggy. His cruel desire for power was shown when he screamed, “‘See? See? That’s what you’ll get! I meant that! There isn’t a tribe for you anymore! The conch is gone-’ … ‘I’m chief!’” (Golding 181), showing that he was so blinded by his hunger for power that he did not care if one of his friends died. Voldemort also loved to have power and always desired to be unbeatable. When Voldemort looked into the Mirror of Erised, a mirror that reflected your greatest desire, he saw himself as all-powerful and unbeatable. Voldemort was blinded by his desire for power; so blinded that he only saw the concept of power, shown when he said, "’There is no good and evil, there is only power...and those too weak to seek it’” (Rowling 210). He had such a strong desire for power that it drove him to commit mass murders and bullied people into joining the Death Eaters. When Voldemort found out about the Elder Wand, the most powerful wand in the magical world, he was desperate to own it. When he said, “‘I stole the wand from its last masters’ tomb! I removed it against its last master’s wishes! Its power is mine!’” (Rowling 742), it showed that Voldemort wanted power so badly that he removed the wand from its previous owner’s grave, forgetting all of his