Power Lord Of The Flies Quote Analysis

Someone once said “ Knowledge is power. Power can do evil … power can do good. Power itself is not evil. So knowledge itself isn’t evil.” In Lord of the flies, the Stanford prison experiment, and the Milgram experiment are the sources I use. Power can make normal people deviate from their moral compass. The characters gained power over others. The power they gained changed the way they behaved. Power made the characters in Lord of the Flies deviated from their moral compass. On page 51 “His tone conveyed a warning, given out of the pride of ownership, and the boys ate faster while there was still time.” This shows that once Jack had his throne he knew he was powerful and did what he wanted. On page 87 “Roger gathered a handful of stones and began to throw them”. He knows that he was going against the rules of society but his power in his mind made him keep going. On page 64 it says “Kill the beast! Cut his throat! Spill his blood!” This shows that the whole group is becoming savage. When the characters in Lord of the Flies obtained power, they deviated from their moral compass.

It says in the article “Acting intuitively can be fun, power can be a great pleasure.” This shows that power can change people and power can make people want more. It says “Most of the guards...was that they changed their behavior.” This shows the guards power changed them and used the power for evil, not good. It also said, “It wasn’t until...rather than a research psychologist.” The power that Zimbardo had changed him and made him think differently. The power took over the guards so much that they couldn’t believe what they had