People often follow corrupt leaders like Stalin or Hitler. (put something here) Why do people seem to choose to follow leaders corrupted by power? In his novel Lord of the Flies, William Golding attempts to answer this question. In the story, a group of kids stranded on a desert island must find a way to survive until they are rescued. But they must make crucial decisions that will ultimately determine their fate, one of the most important of which is making their leader. In the end, all the kids lean towards one character, Jack, who becomes increasingly violent and corrupt. William Golding suggests that it is out of fear that people will follow corrupt leaders similar to Jack, which he expresses through the portrayal of Jack as a violent character, the abolition of all the rules he doesn't set, and his exploitation and escalation of violence. the fears of the other kids. In Lord of the Flies, Golding describes one of the boys, Jack, as a violent and aggressive person, who convinces the other boys to follow him, even though he is corrupt. Jack physically abuses the boys, until, driven by fear, they submit to his dictatorship. After the boys return from a pig hunt when they were supposed to be tending the signal fire, Piggy calls Jack out on his reluctance to help with homework. And when he does, “…he pushes Jack to violence. A furious look passed into his blue eyes... finally he managed to hit someone, he drove his fist into Piggy's stomach... Jack was standing over him. His voice was vicious with humiliation” (71). Even criticizing Jack for such a simple thing, Piggy gets punched to the ground. With the author's word choice of "pushing Jack into violence", Golding implies that little things make Jack aggressive and violent. The f...... center of the card ...... corrupted by exploiting the kids' fear more often. Throughout the book, Golding shows where Jack is turning on the fear that the boys have to his advantage William Golding often has Ralph interrupt meetings to threaten the other boys or stab Ralph's leadership. Thus, making the kids feel that they are only safe with Jack. Jack uses the boy's fear to his advantage to maintain his leadership. Throughout the book, Golding clearly implies that humans follow corrupt leaders out of fear. People always want to feel safe no matter where they are. With the boy's experience on the island, Golding shows that fear pushes people into the path of who to follow. The kids on the island follow a corrupt leader like Jack because of his violent and aggressive nature, his abolition of the rules he opposes, and his instilling fear in the kids..