Jack Vs Ralph

With no near site of rescue, an absence of maturity, and a craving for blood, a civilization will decline at a rapid pace. In the Lord of the Flies it does not take much for the boys’ civilization to crash and burn. This can be concerning, as it shows how rapidly a human can become wild when in a survival mentality. Humans crave power to the extent that it can make people do anything to get it. Jack and Ralph each were turned to power hungry tyrants at the slightest taste of it of its infamous glory . Jack and Ralph each want to have power and will do anything to get it. Both want so much for the others to see them as their leader, and are in constant argument as to who should be the leader. Jack is envious of Ralph, as he is the chosen leader. There are significant differences between the two also cause many more conflicts to arise. While Ralph is focused on rescue, Jack is focused on hunting. This is portrayed clearly in the book when he is so keen on killing a pig; "'Kill the pig! Cut his throat! Kill the pig! Bash him in!'". On the other side of the spectrum Ralph is very keen on rules. He is shown in the novel as
being the more logical of the two: "'We've got to have rules and obey them. After all, we're not savages. We're English, and the English are best at everything.'" All in all the fight for power between the two of them turned the boys’ civilization evil. With no responsibility for their actions they can get away with anything, even murdering the young boy Simon. The book shows how they are almost inhuman as they rip apart his body inch by inch, "There were no words, and no movements but the tearing of teeth and claws." You can see Zimbardo’s Theories apply throughout the novel as the boys turn seemingly evil. Zimbardo’s first process is mindlessly taking the first small step. You can see this happen when they prod Roger in the circle pretending he is the pig, and that they are pretending to kill him. The third step to evil is de-idizidulization of self. This is apparent in the novel when they all paint their faces. Doing this they feel as if they can do whatever because they are not really themselves, and are not responsible for their own actions. The last step of turning evil is passive tolerance to evil through inaction or indifference. When the boys kill Simon this step has taken place . Everyone is pitching in and no one is stopping it. With feeling now remorse or regret for what they have done they have built a tolerance for evil. Evil happens everywhere in the world, it is seen everywhere in the media.
An evil that is seen every day is money. In the world money is power. The more money that you have, the more powerful you can become. In looking at the Waltons, one can see how money turns into the epitome of evil. The Waltons, the family who owns Wal-Mart, have become very powerful because of all the money that they have. This family has more money than forty-two percent of all American families combined. Sometimes people who have outrageous amounts of money use it for good, but in the case of the Waltons they do not. They cut back on wages of workers, and give horrible benefits all so they can make more money. To get to their ranking richest as family in the United States got there by treating people horribly. This shows you that the power of money can turn people
evil. Power is an addiction that humans crave and will do anything to have. At the slightest taste of power each Ralph and Jack wanted more, and would do anything to get it. This need for power can be resolved through communication. People want power so that their voice will be heard, but if everyone would just listen to each other than that would not be an issue. If there had been better communication from the beginning, than all of the boys would have all gotten along better, and not turned evil. In conclusion power is something people want because they feel they are not being heard. If people would listens to opinions other than their own, there would be a lesser need for power.