Oppression In Lord Of The Flies

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A society of oppression that connects with Lord of the Flies is the oppression of the Jews during World War II. During that time, the Nazi Army, lead by Adolf Hitler, oppressed all of the Jews. Hitler had such hatred for them as a people, that he convinced others to follow him in oppressing and eventually killing millions of them. This is parallel to Lord of the Flies because of the power Jack gains and the way he gets the boys to follow him in doing things they normally would not have done. For example, when Ralph stands up to Jack in the end of the story, Jack attacks Ralph and, “They became aware of the noise that was the background to this fight, the steady shrill cheering of the tribe behind them (179).” This shows that Jack’s growing

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