In both stories, “Lord of the Flies” by William Golding and “The Telephone” by Gabriel Garcia Marquez, certain characters abuse their power. Although most people abuse power when given it, these characters use it in unique and unusual ways. In Lord of the Flies, abuse of power is used in several different ways. For example, once Ralph met Piggy, he immediately realized he was "different" and started calling him Piggy, especially after Piggy said he hated the name. Plus, he kept calling him “fat boy” and telling him to shut up. Ralph also teased him about his aunt and his asthma, as did Jack. Although Ralph and Jack both verbally abuse Piggy, Jack also physically abuses him. For example, in chapter 4, he hits Piggy. Piggy's glasses fall off his face and break. Later in the story, he steals the remaining parts of Piggy's glasses and uses them to create a fire. Jack knew that if his clan could steal the glasses, they could control them and continue to make fires. Since Jacks clan members had let the fire go out before,...