Similar power structures can be seen in both The Lord of the Flies and The Power of One. In Lord of the Flies, Jack is in control with a few followers, of which he persuaded to join him through promises of food and instilling fear. These actions are mirrored The Power of One, where the boys in the school have one main older leader who uses fear to maintain control. In both scenarios, the opposing forces of oppressive power are viewed as 'bad guys' or evil; Jack represents the savage state the boys in the story are presented with, and the leader of the school boys in the movie represents the brutal Nazi force. They also both exhibit violence, even as young school boys. Jack and his followers take Piggy's glasses, kill him, and threaten to kill Ralph, and the boys in The Power of One abuse PK and kill his chicken. However, differences are also presented between the power structures.  The system of power in Lord of the Flies is brought to an end by the rescuing of the boys on an adult, whereas in The Power of One it is temporarily ended by an interruption of an adult.  

In the third passage, Golding uses symbolism when he writes about Henry's footprints.  In the statement, "His footprints became bays in which they were trapped and gave him the illusion of mastery," the "they" referred to is the creatures in the sand, and when Henry stepped on them it gave him a strong sense of power.  This feeling of power was really important to Henry because it was something that he lacked within the community of boys on the island, so having control over the little powerless insects was more monumental in this story than if would have ordinarily been. By Henry experiencing this small amount of temporary control or "mastery", he is able to continue on and be somewhat content, even though he lacks control among others on the island.

Key Passage #1

Golding uses a strong sense of imagery in this passage of LOFT.  "Thick forest", "weary feet", and "...all the madness of extreme terror" are adjective phrases to give the reader an understanding of the setting that the boys were in.  By the use of strong terminology and adjective choice, the reader is brought deeper into the story line with a sense of anticipation as to what will happen next.  This builds until the climatic event of the passage where Jack is given the opportunity to kill the trapped pig, but in the end can not bring himself to do so.  Furthermore the lack of use of imagery about their setting and less anticipative word choices after this event leave the reader feeling somewhat disappointed and angered, similar to what the boys in the story were feeling.  This emotional connection formed helps tie the reader into the story, as well as helps maintain interest and concern as to what will happen next in the passage.