What Are The Similarities Between Hitler And Lord Of The Flies

In his novel Lord of the Flies, William Golding describes Jack as someone who promotes unity, someone who is skilled at manipulating people, and someone who idolizes violent actions. Jack has a lot in common with the World War II German dictator, Adolf Hitler, who had also demonstrated desires for unity, the manipulation of others and increased violence. All these similarities between them led to them destroying their society.
Both leaders would eventually deliver the debacle of their civilizations; Jack sought to promote unity amongst the boys to increase his power over them. Hitler also promoted unity by pressing the German people to consolidate and do whatever was necessary to boost Germany’s power, consequently, giving him more power.

Jack is calling kids together to prepare to hunt as one unified group, “Who’ll join my tribe and have fun” (Golding 64).

Hitler has already called for his people to unite and stand as together and conquer the world in the name of the German people, In Germany, Hitler rallied his people to work together to pursue a common goal, making Germany the ruler of the world, most of the people listened and worked hard enough to make Germany extremely powerful (Kershaw). Both leaders started by unifying their followers through promises of success and support of each other, the things that were very important to the people at the time. In showing their followers what unity could bring, both leaders were able to unify their people without using force, but by promising what they feel they need. Jack’s actions matter because they are very similar to Hitler’s and both of their methods of unifying their people led them to destroy their own society. Jack was skilled at manipulating others to do things that they wouldn't normally do, creating an artificial trust and in turn, discretely promoting his power. Hitler was also skilled at manipulating the German people to put him in power and to follow his commands, as he too, would create an artificial trust. In all the confusion, Jack managed to convince the boys to chant and kill

the beast, "Do our dance! Come On! Dance!" (Golding 151). Hitler had lost the previous election but took more steps to ensure that he would emerge victoriously, no matter the cost, "when -- amid ballot-rigging, electoral manipulation and intense propaganda to conform...attributed to Hitler's bold and skillful leadership" (Kershaw). Both leaders manipulated their followers through promises of a better future and necessary resources. Jack’s actions matter because they are very similar to Hitler’s and both of their methods of unifying their people led them to destroy their own society. By convincing their followers to do the things that they wouldn't normally do, they demonstrate their influence over their followers. Most significantly, manipulating their followers created an artificial trust that destroyed their society.