Butterfly Revolution/ Lord of the Flies
The Butterfly Revolution, William Butler; Lord of the Flies, William Golding
Entry 1 Power has various meanings. It could mean authority or maybe strength. Either way power has a corruptive nature. In The Butterfly Revolution power is used to mean authority. With power comes responsibility and consequences. For instance too much power can lead to destruction. Rome is a perfect example that because Rome grew too fast and was too gigantic and with the lack of a sufficient government it lead to its downfall. Also, power is corruptive which is clearly shown in The Butterfly Revolution. An example of how power has a corruptive nature is how Hitler got many people to commit horrible acts because of his power. Hitler not only used his power to do this, but gave other people power to do his dirty work as well. In The Butterfly Revolution Frank Reilley holds the power and is the authority after he takes over the camp. It became too much for just him and his partner Stanley Runk so they gave a little bit or power to other people. One person who was given some power was the main character Winston Weyn. Winston was corrupted by power just like how Frank Reilley and Stanley Runk were too. Frank was the one to cause Weyn to be corrupted. Reilley was corrupted because he wanted more power. He did not just want to be in control of Low Pines and High Pines, but maybe the whole country. Frank wanted to start a real revolution. Although, a revolution was not even his idea it was Stanley’s. It did not directly say that that was Frank’s intentions, but you can infer that it was. “…wonder if he could make this game into a real revolution which might accomplish something” (Butler 213). With this quotation even Winston thought that Reilley wanted a real revolution. Winston was not corrupted complexly because he did come to senses of what he was doing and that it was not just a game anymore. He was corrupted because he thought that what he was doing by being
Entry 1 Power has various meanings. It could mean authority or maybe strength. Either way power has a corruptive nature. In The Butterfly Revolution power is used to mean authority. With power comes responsibility and consequences. For instance too much power can lead to destruction. Rome is a perfect example that because Rome grew too fast and was too gigantic and with the lack of a sufficient government it lead to its downfall. Also, power is corruptive which is clearly shown in The Butterfly Revolution. An example of how power has a corruptive nature is how Hitler got many people to commit horrible acts because of his power. Hitler not only used his power to do this, but gave other people power to do his dirty work as well. In The Butterfly Revolution Frank Reilley holds the power and is the authority after he takes over the camp. It became too much for just him and his partner Stanley Runk so they gave a little bit or power to other people. One person who was given some power was the main character Winston Weyn. Winston was corrupted by power just like how Frank Reilley and Stanley Runk were too. Frank was the one to cause Weyn to be corrupted. Reilley was corrupted because he wanted more power. He did not just want to be in control of Low Pines and High Pines, but maybe the whole country. Frank wanted to start a real revolution. Although, a revolution was not even his idea it was Stanley’s. It did not directly say that that was Frank’s intentions, but you can infer that it was. “…wonder if he could make this game into a real revolution which might accomplish something” (Butler 213). With this quotation even Winston thought that Reilley wanted a real revolution. Winston was not corrupted complexly because he did come to senses of what he was doing and that it was not just a game anymore. He was corrupted because he thought that what he was doing by being
Cited: Golding, William. Lord of the Flies. New York: The Berkley Publishing Group, 1954. 208. Print. Butler, William. The Butterfly Revolution. New York: Ballantine Books, 1961. 221. Print.