There is much to compare and contrast between Lord of the Flies and the film “JFK.” They both have two completely opposite settings and context behind them, but as a matter of fact, there is much that they have in common. Murder, secrets, lies and intrigue are all elements in which the two relate.
Murder is one of the key elements in both the film and the novel. To begin with, President John F. Kennedy was assassinated in the JFK film, while there were multiple murders also included in the film. Too, the novel Lord of the Flies has a series of killing and murdering and other likewise events.
The “Bigguns” represent the government in the United states with the society we all lay upon because they are the rulers and we as the “littluns” or “the
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rst of the population”, obey the bigguns and live by what they say. us, the mass of the people, feed off of the government, they decide everything for us littluns and they control everything we do. They have access to everything we do electronically and they have cameras everywhere to watch over us, just like in the novel Lord of the Flies. The bigguns are the people that control everything that occurs on the island. The bigguns get first dibs on a majority, you could mention that the littluns feed off the bigguns and take the “left overs.”Most of the time, the littluns will die or disappear and no one seems to notice or show a site of care, but if the situation were reversed and one of the bigguns passed, it would be mentioned in a dramatic way that is more advanced. The government (the bigguns) walk all over the mass (littluns) and this could lead to some serious issues. Its extremely dangerous to society because the bigguns will have a hold of too much power and an issue with that is they will abuse that power, for i am afraid that has already started to happen. A majority of the people do not understand what the big picture is as far as the fact that the bigguns, or the government, is gaining all of this power and people are really not seeming to care. They just feed off the government like a newborn baby feeding off their mothers breast milk to nurse. To the littluns that do that, they are completely oblivious to the fact that if they just let the government control them and walk all over them, then the government will believe that it’s okay to keep doing it and to build up all of this power to actually rebel against them. This related to the lord of the flies because the littluns let the bigguns walk all over them and they never stand up for themselves or try and take over the power themselves, so without doubt, the bigguns are going to continue to do so and take in too much power and control. With the whole situation involving the pigs, it’s to be believed that the boys on the island were in the wrong for a large role that they played in the murder.Killing the pig didn't seem like such a hard thing to do, personally. One of the main reasons I believe that is because the pig was injured. The pig recently gave birth to multiple piglets and was obviously not in the best condition to fight back and save her own life. So for the littluns it wasn't such a challenge for them, yet the littluns felt that they had achieved something so magnificent and hard-to-do, yet anyone could do it honestly. So in my opinion, yes it was a good score to be able to capture the pig easily and everything, and that the littluns actually did something to help out, but at the same time I'm thinking that it truthfully wasn't that that hard to accomplish. Will this make the older people like Jack and Ralph respect the littluns now? What is going to be thought of them? I think that because the littluns pitched in and got the pig that maybe they will be treated differently and in a good way now. Everyone always sees the littluns as worthless and just a waste of space on the island, but could they actually contribute? Could they make a positive impact on the island? I believe so. All of this time they were always put on a lower level because of their age and lack of capability to do things like hunt and stuff, but maybe they proved themselves. The pig that they killed was a far greater triumph than actually killing it for resourceful purposes. Once they killed the pig they kept stabbing it like a mass murderer and they were basically torturing it just to do it even though the pig was far dead, they kept stabbing it and creating holes and other marks on it and it made them almost murderers and they seemed to be enjoying it.
Their feelings overcame them and they forgot the real reason as to why they were killing the pig in the first place. The whole situation they were put in was turned into a game for them. So they lost the whole point of killing it and I think it was because they were distressed or something.For starters, they all teamed up and caught a female pig that just gave birth and not just killed it, they brutally murdered it in a way that wasn't exactly normal for what I had assumed they were capable of. Not only did they just kill that one pig, but because that pig just gave birth, the new pigs wouldn't have a food supply to live off of because the mother pig would have provided the milk for the piglets. So doing so, this cut the meat supply for the boys on the island. Of course, as young boys, this wasn't their first thought. Their thought was that they got lucky that the pig just gave birth because that would mean the pig would be a lot slower, which is in fact, an easier catch. If I were in that situation, I would've waited till the piglets grew up a little bit more to where they didn't need to rely on their mother any more, then from there I would kill the mother pig and wait for the babies to reproduce new piglets before killing them. They didn't just kill the pig, but they had also tore it to pieces and took it way out of hand, it is assumed that they have raped the pig and put the head of the pig on stick. This was a very grousing part of the story to read because right then, they weren't just hunters, they were psycho murderers. All in all with that situation, I believe that the boys could have handled it another
way. The secrets that are being played occur in both The Lord of the Flies and the JFK film. To start out, the situation involving John F. Kennedy's assassination hid multiple secrets that to this day, we still do not know who exactly murdered him. We have come to a minor conclusion as to how it had happened but not exactly how "the magic bullet" functioned and how it did not have any damage to the bullet. This assassination had to involve a large number of people to plot this and they actually did a very good job. In the film, they had questioned people and you can tell that some of them were lying for each other and that even some of the officials played a part in this action and changed the witnesses statements to get away with this. For the members in this, they had a good ending because they got what they wanted, and for most, they didn't get caught. Now, in the novel Lord of the flies, there were also some very big secrets they withheld. The boys on the island disobeyed the rules that they were ordered to follow and they went behind each others backs without each other finding out and discovered parts of the island. All in all, I enjoyed both the novel and the film and I expanded my learning when comprehending the two. I did, in fact, prove my argument as to what I believe in. The novel lord of the flies and the film JFK both consist of lies, secrets, and murder which are the elements in which they relate.
There are few similarities between the book and the movie. Usually most movies are similar to
Another similarity in the book and movie is that the characters have to go against their morals in order to decide what to do in certain situations. An example of this in the book is when Skip realises he would have to trespass and steal in order for him to keep himself and his friends alive. Or in...
Through tragedy, two all male societies are established as they fight for survival, in similar circumstances. The situations the groups now find themselves in are less favourable and require them to work together. Cooperating with each other is key to their survival, as well as gathering and rationing resources. One group of men is trapped in a mine where their only resources come from a small emergency centre underground. This takes place in a movie called The 33 directed by Patricia Riggen. The other story is about several young boys stranded on a deserted island after a plane crash that has left them with no adults. It is a popular novel called Lord of the Flies written by William Golding. In both the Lord of The Flies and The 33, we see
The context behind the author of Lord of the Flies is significant to the meaning of the novel, it shapes the decisions behind what occurs in the text, Willian Goudlings’s participation in World War One, conflicted his feelings towards human kind and their destructive and evil notions.
Many works of literature inspire new works to be made every day. From things as old as beowulf to the many shakespeare plays, current day writers keep pulling ideas from the classics to create their own stories. Because of this, many older works of literature are still relevant today. The novel Lord of the Flies by William Golding is more current than ever with allusion from Popular television shows, music that is heard on the radio and the newest blockbuster movie. The many allusions in modern day literature and works of art to lord of the flies are too numerous to count.
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...n conclusion, both novels represent the true nature of human kind, with no barriers. The Maze Runner, almost being the modernized version of Lord of the Flies, shows how although there aren't adults in their society, left along humans can flourish and keep a structured society. Lord of the Flies however, deals with a more dark view on human nature, and brings about all of the savage impulses that reside within all humans. The leaders in both novels conduct themselves quite differently, yet it shows that all leaders don't have to be the same in order to "get the job done". Finally, both novels represent innocence in some of their characters. This shows that although everything else may fall apart, some people's true reason in life is to bring about strength and innocence in others. The novels resembled each other, yet still compared and contrasted quite well.
Piggy had an appetite to be needed and accepted as a person in the boys' society. Jack had to kill a pig; he saw no other way.
There are many similarities presented to the audience between the movie and the novel. One
The Lord of the Flies takes place on a island in the middle of the ocean. Since there are no adults too watch over the kids they get caught up in the freedom and make very bad immature decisions. Eventually they become fully savage and stop attempting to be rescued. "The Lottery" takes place in a small, old fashioned town. Since they are mentally separate from the rest of the world they do not realize what they should and should not be doing. But that is not the last of the differences between these two
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 his novel Lord of the Flies, William Golding describes Jack as someone who promotes unity, someone who is skilled at manipulating people, and someone who idolizes violent actions. Jack has a lot in common with the World War II German dictator, Adolf Hitler, who had also demonstrated desires for unity, the manipulation of others and increased violence. All these similarities between them led to them destroying their society.
the boys on the island finally catch a pig and get meat, the one hunter, and
One of the most important themes running through the whole story in Lord of the Flies by William Golding is the power of different symbols. Golding frequently uses symbolism, which is the practice of using symbols especially by investing things with a symbolic meaning. The main point of each symbol is its use and its effect on each of the characters. They help shape who the characters are and what they will be. The symbols weave their way throughout the story and are more powerful than they first seem. Two boys from similar upbringings can both be so drastically different when put in difficult situations and given things to make them wield power among others. Spitz says, “But his desire for many controls did not, of course, extend to controls
Another similarity between the two novels is that the parallels between the protagonists and the antagonists are quite similar. Both the novels have a character who willingly gives into his heart of darkness, and a character who sees the savagery of those who are consumed and fights to return to civilization. For example, in the Heart of Darkness Kurtz gave into his heart of darkness and let his evil tendencies take over. He was a one point a man who values morals but gave into his evil side when removed from civilization. Marlow on the other hand also journeys away from civilization but he does not let his values deteriorate such as Kurtz. In Lord of the Flies Jack gave into his evil side and becomes savage like, and begins turning against the ones who were his friends. Ralph on the other hand was not as easily consumed by his evil side. Until his death, Ralph realized the savagery of the others especially Jack.