Power and manipulation in animal farm by george orwell and power of one directed by john g alvidsen

Power and manipulation are evident in the novel Lord of the Flies, by William Golding, where boys are stranded on a tropical island in the Pacific, without any adults or authority figures. Jack Merridew abuses his power and emerges as their leader, using fear and torture as he sees fit. Similarly, in the film, The Power of One, directed by John G Alvidsen, set in South Africa, in a time where Apartheid was law, Dr. …

…but Ralph is rescued by a naval officer. Golding's Lord of the Flies and the film, The Power of One, show how societies based on power and manipulation are created when avid autocrats become leaders. Jack and Dr. Marais epitomise these roles in society, and they abuse them for personal gain. This does not last however, and like PK, in The Power of One, they are destroyed by those few who choose to oppose them.