The authors of “I Only Came to Use the Telephone” and Lord of the Flies show that human nature must be corrupt and savage. In both texts the authors use juxtaposition and imagery to show how the characters in both stories actually personify these characteristics, both by being placed in situations they are not accustomed to, and by being in power and abusing it. In “I Only Came to Use the Telephone” Maria is juxtaposed with the matrons to show corruption and savagery throughout the asylum. There are also images in the story to highlight the dark and corrupt feeling the reader can get from the text. In Lord of the Flies, however, Jack is juxtaposed with Ralph and Piggy to demonstrate the ferocity and corruption that can be seen in Jack's character. The imagery created in Lord of the Flies is used by the author to give the sense that the boys resort to wild and primitive behavior to cope with the island, which they do. The juxtaposition is seen at the beginning of "I Only Came to Use the Telephone" when Maria is first admitted to the sanatorium, and is described as a seemingly nice place to be when she is in the room with the doctor: "Now it's the time to cry to your heart's content," the doctor said in a soporific voice. “Tears are the best medicine.” Maria vented herself without shame, as she had never been able to do with her occasional lovers in the empty moments that followed love... This was, for the first time in her life, the miracle of being understood by a man who listened to her with everything his heart and didn't expect to sleep with her as a reward. (76) While this quote may not show the corruption of the asylum staff, the reader sees from this quote the corrupt nature of Maria who basically sells… middle of paper… therefore, she tried to kill him. The author of "I Only Came to Use the Phone" and the author of Lord of the Flies both use juxtaposition and imagery techniques to show that people's human nature must be corrupt and savage. However differently they may choose to represent these qualities, both texts demonstrate that when humans find themselves in unfamiliar situations, they always resort to primitive instincts of corruption and ferocity to cope with their surroundings. Just as people can choose to abuse their power of authority to get what they want. Just like Jack, Maria, Matron, Ralph and Piggy, sometimes, you will do anything to get what you want. Works Cited Golding, William. Lord of the Flies. New York: The Berkley Publishing Group, 1954. Print.Marquez, Gabriel Garcia. I just came to use the phone. Np: np, nd Print.