Rodger walked '...straight through the castles, kicking them over, burying the flowers, scattering the choice stones.' These actions are his way of gaining power. Rodger knows that he wouldn't be able to gain power over the older boys, so he acts in this very barbaric way to show his power. Rodger shows his desire for power by knowing that boys can be controlled by fear as younger boys are afraid of a "beast", so Rodger asserts his power through fear. Caliban also negatively displays the desire for power. Caliban knows that Prospero is a powerful and controlling character and must assert his power in a barbaric way. Caliban shows his barbaric characteristic by saying, “You could smash his head… or strike his skull with a log, or smash his belly with a stake, or cut his face with your knife.” This shows Caliban's desire for power through brutality and savagery. The intention of both authors was to have wild and barbaric characters to represent current events. For Shakespeare, a savage king would most likely be a despot. For Golding, if Rodger represented Hitler if he ruled savagely and callously. Both Shakespeare and Golding show both characters' desire for power through foreshadowing. An example of this is when Golding builds foreshadowing events to lead to Piggy's death. Piggy died because Rodger pushed "The Rock" which "blocked Piggy..." The event