Power Corrupted In The Novel 'Gone' By Michael Grant

a) The central issue represented in the novel ‘Gone’ is that power corrupts. I believe that Michael Grant has effectively conveyed this issue throughout the novel and has given multiple examples of this issue throughout the book. The first major example of this is issue is when Orc and his gang of bullies take control of Perdido Beach. Orc and Gang were one major example of how power corrupts as once all the adults disappeared they assumed their position as leaders as they were the, largest, strongest and most dangerous inhabitants of the FAYZ. Some examples of this in the book is one page 47 when the ‘gang’ take the weapons from the hardware store to display their power and authority. Orc's crew brought a couple of wood axe handles and wooden