Power Structures in Lord of the Flies Vs. The Power of One

     The power structure in Lord of the flies is all about power, as it is in the Power of One. In both stories the characters Jack and the oldest boy in the boarding school from The Power if One are leaders. They each have a plot to gain everyone's trust and make them become followers. Jack goes agents Ralf and Piggy because they believed they should try to survive using civilisation. Jack stroke back by making the other boys believe that they will never get rescued, therefore they can live on the island with their own laws. The boys become savages and walk quickly away from any idea of civilization. The pig's head is a symbol of their efforts to stand out and become only what they wish to be. It shows the wrong in their choices to kill anyone who stands in their way. The oldest boy in the boarding school in The Power of One, believes that death is the way to end problems. He makes a tattoo of the swastika sign on his arm to symbolize his power and hunger for hate. He killed PK's chicken to show that he too will kill anyone who stands in his way. Although both boys are leaders in one way or another, their choices show that the only thing giving them strength to continue through their plans is hate. In the end, both Jack and the older boy are stopped by either the Officer or the teacher from the school. The adults show them that without the supervision they need, the children will turn into uncivilized creatures who will kill each other without even thinking twice.