A bully is someone who picks on others verbally or physically for personal reasons. In Lord of the Flies, William Goulding is interested in the topic of bullying as it is one of the main themes throughout the book. Bullying helps the bully in many different ways and varies depending on the person. Just like Jack, Ralph, Maurice, and Robert, bullies hurt others physically or mentally because they desire authority, power, victory, or violence, and because of old habits learned from family. Bullies often have an agenda that leads them to bully. A bully tries to “shame and intimidate his victims and make them feel inadequate” (Rosenthal 16). The reasoning behind this is that children often learn their habits from their parents if they use aggressive language or have aggressive behavior. Often children do not have a mother or father figure to guide them or teach them how to behave correctly and this affects them in the long run. More bullies than non-bullies live without two biological parents; some live with extended family or foster families. Many do not receive much attention at home causing anger in some children. Some children live in difficult areas and are used to the violence around them and use it against other children, leading to the use of weapons at school. Bullies often deliberately go out of their way to humiliate others and usually to make themselves feel better about not getting what they want at home. Sometimes it's the exact opposite, and children get everything they want from their parents and feel they can make fun of others who are inferior to them. Just like the popular girls or boys who feel it's okay to make fun of students who aren't popular. Many bullies were victimized at the family's home or at school by other classmates. The... middle of the paper... were intimidated by Jack and were afraid to leave because Jack threatened them not quite like a bully. A bully is someone who craves power and authority by hurting others verbally or physically like Ralph, Jack, Roger, and Maurice. Ralph was pretentious and believed he would get everything he wanted by becoming chief, and he wanted all the attention on him. He did what Piggy didn't want him to do, which was call him Piggy. Jack wanted even more power than Ralph and got it by forcing everyone on the island to join him. He physically and verbally hurt Piggy because he gave him authority over him. Roger and Maurice both mistreated the little luns and Roger also physically mistreated Sam and Eric and killed Piggy. Bullying is a current phenomenon that continues today and affects many people of all ages, it is practiced to make others feel worse and is getting worse and worse.