Sun Tzu once said, “If you know the enemy and know yourself you need not fear the results of a hundred battles” (fdhdh). Although this quote may be insightful, the characters of William Golding’s Lord of the Flies and George Orwell’s Animal Farm, did not understand the toll that fear would play in their actions. Written in 1945, Animal Farm explored the Russian Revolution in a way that the common man could understand. Lord of the Flies, written in 1954, also analyzed a larger idea such as religion. Both novels used common themes to better exemplify the thoughts, feelings, and structure of their characters’ minds and how they function with influences. In writing Animal Farm and Lord of the Flies, authors Orwell and Golding use fear to control …show more content…
Each novel uses leadership to convey how life can change through the hands of just one person or being. In this scene, Ralph was elected leader by his peers. The narrator describes the vote for Ralph, “Every hand outside the choir except Piggy’s was raised immediately. Then Piggy, too, raised his hand grudgingly into the air” (23; ch.1). Ralph’s leadership allowed the other boys to be controlled and manipulated. They blindly followed his directions. Jack’s leadership also forced the other boys to change their viewpoint on life and their situation. To relate this theme to Animal Farm one may look at a certain passage Orwell used to convey the fear of leadership. After chasing Snowball out of the farm, Napoleon gains fulls leadership over the animals. He steps up to the platform to instill his power. The narrator explains;
Napoleon, with the dogs following him, now mounted on to the raised portion of the floor where Major had previously stood to deliver his speech. He announced that from now on the Sunday-morning Meetings would come to an end. They were unnecessary, he said, and wasted time. In future all questions relating to the working of the farm would be settled by a special committee of pigs, presided over by himself. (68;
Comparing stories can lead to revelations about human nature.This is true for the two stories the Lord of the Flies and Divergent. Lord of the flies and Divergent prove that human nature is selfish and not open to unique people.
In the novel Animal Farm and Movie Animal Farm there were many differences and similarities. In the book Animal Farm Old Major died peacefully 3 days later, after giving his speech, yet in the movie he was shot by Farmer Jones during his speech. In the movie Jessie was the protagonist and was always around, and in the book she was hardly mentioned. Another difference between the movie and novel is Clover, and Mr. Whymper were not mentioned in the movie. In the novel those characters played a crucial part in the story. Mr. Whymper would spread the news on how the animals were living, and Clover supported Boxer. In the novel there was The Battle of Cowshed, the dogs killing everyone who confessed their crimes, and in the end the animals seeing
When put into a harsh situation evil will inevitably come out of everyone. Evil has many ways of developing but it will eventually develop. In The Count of Monte Cristo and Lord of the Flies there are multiple characters who turn evil because of harsh circumstances. As shown in The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas and Lord of the Flies by William Golding, evil will come out of everyone if put into a bad situation.
Importance of Leadership Leadership is something that stands out in people. In a group, people tend to look for the strongest person to follow. However, the strongest person may not be the best choice to follow. In Lord of the Flies by William Golding, Ralph and Jack each have leadership qualities. Jack is probably the stronger of the two; however, Ralph is a better leader.
Like all books, Animal Farm the book, is different from Animal Farm the movie. One of the reasons is the characters. Some of the characters that were in the book were not in the movie. Those were characters like Mr. Whymper, Clover, and Mollie. In the movie, Jessie, the dog that was only mentioned in the first chapter, replaced Clover. Jessie narrated the story, was the main character, and was in the story the entire time.
When placed on a deserted island, a group of strangers banded together to try to survive. They decided on a leader, problem-solved, fought off a beast, and formed their own society, even if it was somewhat flawed. This was the situation in the famous TV show, Lost. The Lord of the Flies and Lost are similar in these many different ways, with the exception that the show featured a tribe of adults instead of children. That just proves how difficult it is to maintain order in a society; even the adults struggled with keeping it peaceful and civilized. In Lord of the Flies, William Golding presents a broken society of savage boys fighting one another to suggest that man’s capacity for evil is brought out by the need for power and control.
In both novels, the main characters are isolated from any form of true civilisation. In Lord of the Flies, the boys find themselves on a desolate island which is devoid of any human life due to a plane crash, whereas in The Road the Man and Boy live in a bleak, destroyed America in which almost the entire population has been wiped out due to an unnamed natural disaster. Because of the lack of resources and essentials, it is inevitable that the main characters have to find means of surviving – in Lord of the Flies; this is mainly through hunting and building shelter and in The Road, the Man and the Boy trek along the barren landscape in search for any remaining food they can find.
It was was a dark night, all the animals huddled around Old Major to hear what he had to say about his dream. It turns out Old Major talks about rebelling against man so that all animals can have a better life. Ironically, after Rebellion, no one except Napoleon has a better life and he makes their lives even harsher. This is a story of communism, this is the story of Animal Farm.
Lord of the Flies was directed by Harry Hook based off the book Lord of the Flies by William Goulding. This movie shows twelve year old boys that have been in a plane crash and are now stranded on an island. It displays how they deal with hardships and arguments and how each boy overcomes problems that are handed to them. Harry Hook did an awful job displaying what William Goulding tried to get across which made the movie extremely different from the novel. This movie starts off different than the book instead of the children crashing on the island, scattered, they were all in a group in the water and the captain was still alive.
Most directly one would say that Animal Farm is an allegory of Stalinism, growing out from the Russian Revolution in 1917. Because it is cast as an animal fable it gives the reader/viewer, some distance from the specific political events. The use of the fable form helps one to examine the certain elements of human nature which can produce a Stalin and enable him to seize power. Orwell, does however, set his fable in familiar events of current history.
The 1990 film version of Lord of the Flies was a curious one. Its choices in leaving out some parts and modifying others are decisions that separate the novel from the movie in many ways. In my opinion the book is effective because of the way it conforms to the adventure tale genre. Because of this, the choices the film version of the novel made were effective in telling the story.
The effects of isolation have a great impact on one’s emotions, thus, those overwhelming emotions can influence one’s behavior. Although it is not stated that any of the characters in The Count of Monte Cristo and Lord of the Flies have a mental illness, one can assume that they do suffer from some form of preposterous rationalization. As demonstrated in both novels, the Count’s revenge plots and the boys’ ruthless actions are provoked by their isolation and loneliness. Isolation is physically being alone while loneliness is the feeling of being alone; hence, both are remarkably shown throughout the novels. In The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas and Lord of the Flies by William Golding, isolation and loneliness are the basis of the
Old Major, who is a respected animal on the farm, had given a speech to stir the animals emotion into rebellion. He used his power of respect and trust to persuade the others to pursue the vision in his dream. “Old Major was so highly regarded on the farm that everyone was quite ready to lose an hour’s sleep in order to hear what he had to say” (Orwell 15). Old Major’s dream was for the earth to be ruled by animals. Old Major strongly believed that animals have only one adversary. “Man is the only real enemy we have” (19). His oration inspired and energized the listeners. “At this moment there was a tremendous uproar” (21). Old Major had all the power and history has proven that dictatorship does not work, due to the fact that, power leads to corruption in a communism style government. The power Old Major held led his friends into taking action in what he desired to do, which led to rebellion and future tragedies. Power corrupted society and absolute power that is eventually obtained becomes corrupt within. (Lord Acton).
Harold S. Geneen once said, “Leadership is practiced not so much in words as in attitude and in actions.” Throughout George Orwell’s novel Animal Farm, Orwell uses the animals on the farm to criticize the Soviet Union, and portray an analysis of faulty leadership based on historical events (1). There are a variety of animals with different roles on the farm, although very few are capable of operating the farm in a successful manner. Many can argue that Snowball could have been a more suitable leader over Napoleon because Snowball is a pig, but does not act like one. Snowball is everything that Napoleon is not. He believes in being organized and maintaining sustainability within the farm, as opposed to power and sovereignty. His visions to develop
It was the glorious speech from Old Major that made the animals want to rebel so badly. Animal Farm, written by George Orwell is an excellent novel that portrays the need for power. It shows how power can be used for either good or evil. The story begins on Manor Farm, owned by a farmer named Mr. Jones. One of the pigs, named Old Major, gives a speech that motivates the animals to rebel. After a while, the animals ended up rebelling, and managed to kick out Mr. Jones. During the beginning of “Animal Farm’s” reign under Snowball and Napoleon’s (main characters) lead, it brought the animals on Manor Farm together into a peaceful world. However, after this initial stance of power, Snowball and Napoleon began to fight for it. In the end, Napoleon ends up with control of the farm and Snowball is never seen again. Power is a corrupting influence in Animal Farm and both Snowball and Napoleon’s way of leading are very different.