William Golding's 1954 novel Lord of the Flies won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1983 and the allegorical nature of the novel earned him positions in the “Modern Library of the 100 best novels, reaching number 41 on the publishers' list and 25 on the readers' list” (Lord of the Flies: Background). Golding's thought-provoking novel was written and published while the world was still remembering the horrors of World War II and many parts and components of the novel can be linked to World War II, particularly Adolf Hitler and his Nazi regime. Many comparisons can be made between Lord of the Flies and events during Adolf Hitler's Nazi regime. The chorus group led by Jack Merridew can be compared to the brutal and intimidating Nazi police, the Gestapo. The character of Jack Merridew himself can be compared to the father of Nazi Germany, Adolf Hitler, as both gained support using fear. Dehumanization is also present in the form of young Piggy and the Jewish people are Lord of the Flies and Hitler's Nazi regime respectively. Lord of the Flies features a group of former altar boys more commonly known as the Hunters and this group of boys has a lot in common and shared many tactics with Hitler's Gestapo police. The hunters in Lord of the Flies used violence to intimidate young boys into believing that they should be afraid of themselves and Jack. “Roger let the castles pass, toppling them, burying the flowers, scattering the chosen stones.” (Golding 62). Roger is a member of the Hunters and can be compared to a member of the Gestapo, he uses his strength and age to use violence to assert the power of the little ones. Roger intimidated the small...... middle of paper ...... from their crusades, they both gained political support by promoting fear. A final comparison can be made regarding the dehumanization present in both situations. Works Cited “Lord of the Flies: Context.” Lord of the Flies. 2013. “Report on the torture of Jews by the Gestapo in Warsaw prisons, publication of the list of guilty Nazis.” . The Global Jewish News Source, October 19, 1942. Web. December 10, 2013. “Hitler comes to power.” . United States Holocaust Memorial Museum. Internet. December 11, 2013. “Dehumanization of Jews.” . Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh, nd Web. December 16 2013. .