foundation crumbled, so did their values causing them to fight with one another. If someone is given all the freedom they want, and can revolt against the rules, their evil will come out. Social status melts away and they become savage. The similarities between the society of the boys and a cultured society, such as competitiveness, destructiveness, and violence existing in both, suggest that the problems that plague the boys are those that are present in society during this time period. There is the same division of, and quest for power, the same fear of new technology used for inhuman purposes, and finally a society ending in collapse. Hence these elements suggest that William Goldings' Lord of the Flies is reflecting upon the turmoil that existed during the Cold War.

Different types of power, with their uses and abuses, are central to the story as are during the Cold War. There are two main types of powers that seem to try to over take one another throughout the coarse of the plot and the time period. The first being the Democ

ratic power, represented by Ralph in the novel. He is a natural leader, the sort of intelligent, well adjusted, athletic boy who easily becomes the idol of his schoolmates. He is quick to assess the situation of the boys in realistic terms. He sees what must be done for their survival and rescue and sets about arranging parliamentary meetings, this is evident early in the novel when they are about to choose a cheif "Jack started to protest but the clamour changed from the general wish for a cheif to an election by acclaim of Ralph himself" (18). With rational leadership he encouradges choises and desisions to be shared among the many. Ralph is reflecting the U.S. government of the time period because of his form of Democratic leadership and rational thinking . Secondly there is the Authoritarian power, represented by Jack. A cruel and ugly bully, who early develops a taste for violence. He is a leader of the choir at first, and then of the hunters. His leadership resides in his ability to threaten and frighten those under him. He is constantly attempting to weaken Ralph's hold on the boys. He does this by suggesting opposite measures, he shouts abusively, he threatens, and he is constantly demanding to be made chief. This is evident early in the novel, when he says, "I ought to be chief....because I'm chapter chorister and head boy. I can sing C sharp" (18). Jack is reflecting the Soviet government of the time period. This is apparent because of the attempts to change the way Ralph governs the boys on the Island. This is much like the Soviet pushing it's comunist ways on the rest of the world. Ergo the different divisions of power who try to evercome one another is mirroring the events of the Cold War betwen the United States and the Soviet.

Fear of the unknown on the island revolves around the boys' terror of the beast, which is mirroring society's fear of the new technology, that is being used for war purposes. Fear is al

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