William Golding s Lord Of The Flies - 2324 Words

A Connection Between Leaders When William Golding published his highly controversial novel Lord of the Flies, the horrors and tragedies he described were shocking for people to read. However, the of the worst crimes committed, as well as the acts of leadership, have more of a relation to the events happening around the readers than they may realize. In Golding’s novel, Lord of the Flies, the differences between boys and men, evil and innocence, and right and wrong are discussed as a group of boys are stranded on an island. There are no adults present, which essentially means there are no rules. Using their still civilized ways at the beginning of the book, they decide to elect a leader. This begins the struggle for power between two†¦show more content†¦World War I ended with the signing of the Treaty of Versailles [which] demanded that Germany admit responsibility for starting the war, and required the defeated nation to make payments, or reparations, to the opposing forces... for the damage i t had caused. These penalties caused a serious economic decline, unemployment, and political turmoil in Germany... Hitler took advantage of this chaos and suffering. He promised the German people that their nation would rise up from disgrace and become all-powerful. World War II can be viewed as another struggle for power, an attempt by the Germans to shake off past defeats and achieve European—and eventually world—domination (Churchill, Winston). Because Hitler was eloquent and able to convince people that his master plan would allow Germany to rise up from disgrace and become all powerful, he was idolized. German citizens loved the idea of world domination and their country becoming stronger. Although there were reasons to become a Hitler supporter, people were simply required to adore Hitler. The Nazi party also used propaganda [that] idolized Hitler as a gifted statesman who brought stability, created jobs, and restored German greatness†¦ Germans were expecte d to pay public allegiance to the ‘Fà ¼hrer’... [by] giving the Nazi salute and greeting others on the street with ‘Heil Hitler!,’ the so-called German Greeting. Faith in Hitler strengthened the bonds of national unity, while