Lord Of The Flies Comparison

At the end of the day, kids will be kids. In a play written by William Shakespeare called “Romeo and Juliet” we are introduced to two young people, who’s families have a long-standing rivalry against one another. These two kids, whose names are Romeo and Juliet, fall in love with each other. Their love is not accepted by society because of who their families are. Trying to run away seems at times to be there only option for them to continue to see one another. In a separate novel written by William Golding titled “The Lord of the Flies” we meet a group of boys who are deserted on an island without any adult’s supervision or guidance. When they try to figure out who will be the leader of the pack per say; they all start to drift apart and conflict

They eventually turn against one boy named Ralph. But in turning against Ralph they end up getting saved. Shakespeare and Golding show us many tendencies of children. One being that when faced with a tough decision, they lack the ability to think about their consequences before acting foolishly. In the “Lord of the Flies” one of the main characters, Jack, attempts to kill Ralph. Golding writes, “…. then Ralph was running beneath the trees, with the grumble of the forest explained. They had smoked him out and set the island on fire.” (pg. 197) He wants to kill Ralph because he feels that he would be the best leader for the boys. Instead of coming up with a plan and following it through, Jack acts out and begins to make some very tragic decisions; decisions that could put everyone including himself in danger. He is only focusing on one thing and that’s killing Ralph. Not aware that he is set fire to the island, which serves as their protection from the elements and resource for food and shelter, he moves forward throughout the novel on his quest to kill Ralph. In “Romeo and Juliet” the underlying theme remains the

As children, we do not even realize their importance or even appreciate their presence in our lives. In both novels, the characters want their parents to be more involved/supportive of them emotionally. They want to feel accepted, they want to feel validated. In “Romeo and Juliet” when Juliet’s father Lord Capulet find out about his daughter’s love affair with a Montague, he is tempted to disown her for her betrayal. In the book, it states “…. Hang thee, young baggage, disobedient wretch! I tell thee what get to church o’ Thursday, or never after look me in the face, speak not; reply not; do not answer me…” Juliet’s father is so about her decision to be with Romeo that he threatens to disown her. But all Juliet wants is to love Romeo and for that to be ok with hers and his family. Maybe he could have accepted it for the sake of his love for his daughter not for the hate he carries for the Montagues, then the ending would have been different. In the: Lord of the Flies” the children are desperate for their parents to help them, rescue them from the island but unfortunately that doesn’t happen right away. Golding writes “Are there any adults-any grown-ups with you? Dumbly Ralph shook his head…” This tells the reader that if there was some sort of parental supervision, these kids would not have ended up dead. Both Golding and Shakespeare show us that children need parents to be their guide through the tough