Nature of Kids in Lord of the Flies and The Graveyard Book In both stories Lord of the Flies written by William Golding, and The Graveyard Book written by Neil Gaiman take place in different settings while also being in different situations depict the same ideas. These abstract views being when Jack and his tribe killed Simon representing the inhumanity. Another would be when Jack the Killer from The Graveyard Book killed Bod’s family. Both of these examples showing how they’re inhuman and savagery are somewhat alike in both stories. Another instance would be the names of both Jacks in the narratives are made to be the antagonists. This specific details depicting the aspect of names with deeper meanings. All of these examples …show more content…
Humiliation brought out the inhuman actions and set them on the path that would lead them there. One prime example would be Jack from from Lord of The Flies feeling this exact emotion from his piers. He felt this way toward the beginning of the book when he had caught the piglet but didn’t have the guts to kill it. When the other kids found out they teased him for not killing the pig, this leading him to start his path of being a the violent character he is. This showing the inhuman actions that came from this. One quote that explains this is “He snatched his knife out of the sheath and slammed it into a tree trunk. Next time there would be no mercy. He looked round fiercely, daring them to contradict” (Golding 23). This giving us a clear idea of what he was telling himself at that moment and showing us how this was the starting point for where he would change due to the humiliation he faced. Another case would be Jack from The Graveyard Book with the feeling of humiliation. As we know from the story he was send to kill Bod’s family but with the escape of the baby he was forced to go back and report it to his group called “The Jacks Of All Trades”. As he goes through this he feels the humiliation because of his piers telling him of the simple task he had to complete. With his simple task Jack’s colleagues remind him of how he let a young baby get away. …show more content…
In these cases both instances happen to the Jacks in each story toward the beginning. For Jack from Lord of The Flies he started to use smell after surviving on the island for several months now. He was the appointed hunter now and began to hunt down the pigs that were on the island. In the opening of the chapter it describes him as he’s tracking one of them through a trail and uses the fact that he begins to smell the dirt in the ground in such an animalistic way. One quote supporting this would be “ Jack was bent double. He was down like a sprinter, his nose only a few inches from the humid earth” (Golding 36). Here showing he was using his smell like some kind of savage tracking another animal down. Another example was when Jack from The Graveyard Book killed Bod family and started to follow Bod after he had escaped. He ended up tracking him and using smell of some sort to find him. One quote supporting this would be “He blinked and sniffed the air. Something had happened, but he had no idea what it was. He growled in the back of his throat, like a beast of prey, angry and frustrated” (Gaiman 13). This quote showing us how he smelled the air like an animal and sensing that something “bad” had happened or was wrong. After that just like an animal he became angrier as
“Fear is a survival instinct; fear in its way is a comfort for its means that somewhere hope is alive” (Sturgeon). In the novel, Lord of the Flies, by William Golding and the movie, Castaway, directed by Robert Zemeckis, both stories involve a person(s) getting stranded on an island. In both the novel and the movie, a group of boys and an individual demonstrate that over time that fear and the will to survive is the only thing that is driving them to make the decisions they make. They will do things that display savagery and uncivilized behavior in order to beat nature. While some may argue that the urge to gain power is what leads one to make decisions and act upon it, it is clear that fear and the will to survive is what many people act upon
The poem “The Man in the Dead Machine” and the novel Lord of the Flies are quite parallel one being how they echo the similar concept of civilization versuse savagery. Both pieces were written in and around World War Two, showing what life was like during the war and how it affect people. Both depict a similar scenario of civilization versuse savagery and our personal fights with inner battles. Both the poem and the novel have a similar image throughout both pieces. Whether it's the pilots struggle with PTSD in the poem, or the boys fight with civilization versus savagery, both situations paint a scene of dealing with something hard in life and how it affects you.
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
In both novels, A Separate Peace and The Lord of the flies, there are many signs that show savagery and the darkness of man. Both Jack and Gene experience the downfall into a barbaric state of mind, which is the start of their savage takeover. Likewise, Jack and Gene both represent the primitive leaders of each novel. Furthermore, the two boys experience a dark point of savagery, in which their animalistic behavior overpowers all pure instincts. All in all, both The Lord of the Flies and A Separate Peace portray their characters as once innocent boys who then experience the downfall into a complete savage state.
The underlying themes of the stories are l valid contrasts between the works. In some portions the themes are of the same facets, such as how in both books two men have a direct conflict between
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.
There was a major compares with them which was age. Jack was a little boy and Hitler was a full grown adult, but they both can connect with people with the same goals. Also they would exploit the weakness in the enemies that were faced but they could only do so much damaged. They both like the feeling of power in their hands but Jack will get it himself while Hitler will let others do the work for him and take the easy way out. Both Lord of the Flies and the articles of Hitler show how human nature can show though anyone, no matter how alike or not they are. Savagery is in everyone but it's the person chose to show it or not but, people can change in the environment they were
...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.
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 Fahrenheit 451 and Lord of the Flies, the characters are alike in some ways. In Fahrenheit 451 the characters are Montag, Faber, Clarisse, and Beatty. In Lord of the Flies the characters are Ralph, Piggy, Simon and Jack. Jack and Beatty, Ralph and Montag, Simon and Clarisse, and Piggy and Faber all have some similarities. Jack and beatty both want to take control over everyone and sells fear. Ralph and Montag want to move on and find a better plan to make everything work. Simon and Clarisse are Christ-figures. Piggy and Faber are very intellectual and are wise men. The books may contain different story lines but have very similar types of characters.
People are privileged to live in an advanced stage of development known as civilization. In a civilization, one’s life is bound by rules that are meant to tame its savage natures. A humans possesses better qualities because the laws that we must follow instill order and stability within society. This observation, made by William Golding, dictates itself as one of the most important themes of Lord of the Flies. The novel demonstrates the great need for civilization ion in life because without it, people revert back to animalistic natures.
Why is it that in most superhero movies the good guys win? Because good always outshines evil. Characteristics, feelings, and actions which are commonly shared by most people is called human nature. One can easily make a statement about human nature by reading Lord of the Flies by: William Golding and Night by: Elie Wiesel. Lord of the Flies is about a group of well rounded group of British boys who survive a plane crash and find themselves the sole inhabitants of an island. Night is an honest, firsthand account about Elie Wiesel’s life in concentration camps during the Holocaust. Through these books, one can simply say humans are essentially good, even throughout the circumstances they face.
Much of history’s most renown literature have real-world connections hidden in them, although they may be taxing uncover. William Golding’s classic, Lord of the Flies, is no exception. In this work of art, Golding uses the three main characters, Piggy, Jack, and Ralph, to symbolize various aspects of human nature through their behaviors, actions, and responses.
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.
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.