Blog Post #3

Power and Corruption

A picture inspired by the classic novel Animal Farm by George Orwell
Shows how powerful leaders show inequality due to corruption.

http://pjmedia.com/tatler/2015/03/25/is-everybody-in-the-obama-administration-corrupt-sure-looks-that-way/

This article describes the corruption in the American government in current times. This relates to Lord of the Flies as the young boys face many problems due to frequent disputes regarding leadership between the protagonist, Ralph, and the antagonist, Jack. Jack gains power, over the littluns especially, and the more power he keeps attaining, the more corrupt he becomes. He takes advantage of being looked up to by these boys, who in my opinion don't know any better due to being only 5-12 years old, and starts causing damage and wasting valuable time. In the same way, this article talks about political leaders in the US being unethical or immoral. This message is implied using many astonishing facts. Similarly, William Golding shows the immorality of human nature through Jack. Jack showed several traits of savagery as he begins to forget how to be civil, for example, when killing the pig with very little hesitation. This article reminded me of how Power has the ability to cause corruption, and in Lord of the Flies, how corruption further causes savagery among the young, stranded boys on this empty island.