Theme Of Power And Control In Lord Of The Flies

“The rock struck Piggy a glancing blow from chin to knee; the conch exploded into a thousand white fragments and ceased to exist. Piggy, saying nothing, with no time for even a grunt, traveled through the air sideways from the rock, turning over as he went. The rock bounded twice and and was lost in the forest…”(Golding 181). Lord of the flies, a book about the survival of British kids on an island. During the book, there are many themes that symbolize what goes on. This book in bullying is a huge part. Especially when it comes to piggy and how other people treat him. Since Piggy is a big non athletic person, and he can't do everything that everyone else does. Throughout this book power and control has a big impact. Also like when they found

When Jack and his hunters were doing their dance about the beast they accidently killed Simon. When they were attacking him, “Simon was crying out something about a dead man on a hill. ‘Kill the beast! Cut it's throat! Spill his blood! Do him in!, cheered the group” (Golding 152). Yet no one realized what they have done besides Ralph and Piggy. Also on pg 156 Piggy and Ralph were talking and Piggy said “that was Simon”(Golding 156). Latter on Jack’s group attacked Piggy and Ralph, and stole Piggy’s specs, because Jack knows that if he takes his glasses that he won’t be able to see. Since Jack has treated Ralph and Piggy like crap other people in the group, Have followed alone. The one that has the most is Rodger. When Ralph and Piggy went to Jack’s camp and talked to him to get Piggy’s glasses back. Then “Rodger, with a sense of delirious abandonment, leaned all his weight on the lever” (Golding 180). When he did that it sent a bolder hurdling towards Piggy sticking him on the head killing