Lord Of The Flies By William Shakespeare - 1287 Words

Perhaps one of the most famous betrayals in history was that of Julius Caesar by his friend Marcus Brutus. Upon realizing his friend’s part in his death, a shocked Caesar asks, â€Å"Et tu, Brute? [You too, Brutus?]† and falls to his death. (Et tu, Brute?) The allegorical story Lord of The Flies consists of many situations where the conflicts and betrayals between Adolf Hitler and Joseph Stalin are represented through two boys on the island, Jack and Ralph. In the beginning of the story, Jack and Ralph work together and have generally peaceful relations. However, as time goes on, tension on the island increases, eventually resulting in the boys becoming leaders of two separate tribes. Finally, Jack violates the previously agreed upon peace†¦show more content†¦The boys are forced to survive on a deserted island with no adults. Initially, the boys get along well. Jack and Ralph are two of the older boys, both headstrong in two separate ways. Ralph has a desire to keep order on the island whilst Jack is hungry for power. Ralph is quickly realized as the best fit for a leader and elected chief, but makes sure to give Jack an important role as well after noticing his jealousy. Ralph says of Jack, â€Å"‘Jack’s in charge of the choir. They can be- what do you want them to be?’† Jack responds with â€Å"‘Hunters,’† and â€Å"Jack and Ralph smiled at each other with a shy liking† (Golding 23). Ralph gives Jack this job more so to avoid conflict than to have any type of second-in-command on the island. This is largely a political move, just as the Nazi-Soviet Non Aggression Pact was. In the eyes of Stalin, who is compared to Ralph, the pact to keep peace largely benefited him. Stalin was given â€Å"time to build up the Soviet military† while keeping â€Å"his nation on peaceful terms with Germany† (German-Soviet Nonaggression Pact), and Jack was given a job by Ralph to avoid co nflict. The alliance between Hitler and Stalin helped the both of them out immensely; it even â€Å"contained a secret agreement in which the Soviets and Germans agreed how they would later divide up Eastern Europe† (German-Soviet Nonaggression Pact). The original meetings of both Hitler