What Are The Similarities Between Lord Of The Flies And The Hunger Games

In the novels Lord of the Flies and The Hunger Games, the settings are both alike and opposing. First of all, the environments are depicted as secluded, deserted forests with numerous resources in the surrounding area. The settings also have the characters fight for survival by having to hunt for food and search the unknown territory for beneficial resources. In The Hunger Games, the selected tributes are all struggling to survive the games, as the boys are striving to remain alive and be rescued in Lord of the Flies. On the other hand, Lord of the Flies and The Hunger Games have differentiating senses of their surrounding settings. First, in Lord of the Flies the group of British school boys did not expect themselves to be plane wrecked onto a remote island as they were orderly and well mannered young

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However, there was a training process for each tribute, as they were able to develop helpful skills and learn the tactics of the games thanks to their mentors and assistants.The boys of Lord of the Flies had to develop ways to survive without any knowledge of hunting or camping, but they were able to use their knowledge of books and information their parents had shared with them to allow them to live. As for the tributes, they were taught exclusively how to fight, kill, and hunt, as well as appear reasonable to sponsors so outside resources could be flown in. Secondly, the tributes of The Hunger Games had contact with the outside world, and the young boys of Lord of the Flies did not. In the games, the Capitol, along with all of the districts, were able to watch the gruesome struggle for survival among the young adults. Although, on the island, the abandoned British school boys have no form of contact with their families or any other outside source. Clearly, there were distinct similarities and differences between the settings of the two

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A second topic that can be compared and contrasted against in both of the novels is the characterization of Piggy and Peeta. Firstly, Piggy and Peeta are both viewed as the underdogs by their acquaintances; Piggy is seen as the little fat boy with glasses and asthma and Peeta being the son of bakers from the rural District 12. Secondly, both obtain great knowledge and propose potentially life saving ideas, but are spoken over and pushed off to the side. For instance, Piggy exclaims that the conch shell can help summon other survivors, but Ralph unrightfully takes custody of that idea and claims it out of his own brilliance.Also, Peeta’s thoughts remain unexplained as he does not possess knowledge of hunting and killing. Additionally, Piggy and Peeta obtain minorities of differentiating characteristics. For starters, Piggy is very smart and creatively thinks of ways to help the group survive, as Peeta is a very analytical thinker and only follows his mind when his actions are assured and clarified. In Lord of the Flies, Piggy tried to add his input to a discussion, but was almost always over talked. However, in The Hunger Games, Peeta voices his opinion and attempts to carry it out on his own. A second difference between the two boys is how they treat their peers. Piggy tries to treat his fellow classmates with manners, but asks for more order and set authority than the other boys would like. As for Peeta, he questions everyone’s actions and behaviors and justifies their reason for doing so. Overall, the two novels have both similarities and differences among their settings and characterization of two boys.