Journal #3

The Power of One and Lord of the Flies are similar in many aspects but the placement of power also differs in some ways. For example, in The Power of One at the boarding school the Nazi boy took charge through sheer brute force and age difference from the other boys; this is very similar to what Jack did in Lord of the Flies, the only difference being that in LOTF power was split between both Jack and Ralph. Jack took almost full control by bribing those that were on Ralph's side or terrifying them; the Nazi boy maintained control through fear as well. He made the younger boys fearful of him by killing the chicken and nearly killing the little blonde boy. The power structures are both destroyed when a new, stronger, power structure appears. The reoccurring power structure being the one that adults set up.