Fear In Lord Of The Flies Quote Analysis

Immediately after sardonically taunting Piggy, the boys all broke into laughter behind Jack. This instance of harassing in Lord of the Flies is an example of insolence that granted power to Jack. In Lord of the Flies, William Golding shows that aggression can be rewarded with power.
There are many cases in Lord of the Flies where someone abuses someone else to gain someone’s respect or fear. These cases are usually resolved with the bully succeeding, and obtaining the power they sought out for with their derision. In today’s world, a large mass of individuals still induce fear to their subject to gain authority over others, especially in school systems like the boys-only school mentioned in Lord of the Flies. Although the leaders with the most power on the island may not deserve their standing on the social ladder of the group, their actions and decisions kept (most of) them alive.

Golding writes of an act of disrespect to gain power, showing that irreverence can be rewarded with respect.

Ralph exploits the fat boy to his convenience and takes the spotlight to reveal his nickname, gaining the respect of the boys as they laugh at Piggy. “He’s not Fatty,” said Ralph, “his real name's Piggy!” As attention was turned to Ralph, credit was given to him for picking on the boy everyone taunts, giving him power within the group. This is an occurrence of supercilious taunting that granted Ralph power for making fun of Piggy. This instance is not the only example of bitterness caused by an opportunity to gain

power.
In this occasion, Golding shows that a simple act of flippant aggression can assert someone’s power. Jack makes a move and once again seizes the attention on the hunters to re-gain their respect after Piggy makes a fool of him. Piggy confronts Jack after he chooses to hunt for food instead of keeping a signal fire going, and he begins to make sense to the hunters, who are now cheering for him and against Jack. When the hunters are cheering, Jack gives a punch to Piggy in the stomach and regains his power, confidence, and the obedience of the hunters. This precedent is an example of committing a blatant action of disrespect to gain power. This is not the last occasion of disrespecting someone as a result of a sudden loss of power.
In this last representation of Golding showing that aggression can be rewarded with power, Jack calls attention to Ralph’s lack of skill in hunting and singing. “You can’t hunt, you can’t sing--” Jack does this to bring Ralph down, and to shine light on Ralph’s inability to be a leader, because he can not hunt or sing, which is exactly what his choir wants from a leader. This instance is one more example of a character in Lord of the Flies being disrespectful to gain power. These examples come together to show that Golding suggested that aggression can be rewarded with power.
Not only does William Golding write about aggression being rewarded with power, but these acts of aggression are all examples of whimsical emotional bullying. Bullying is a large trouble that harms innumerable people every day and is a substantial problem that continues to grow, so why would William Golding want his readers to learn that aggressiveness and taking advantage of others at a good opportunity to earn power is acceptable and efficient?