Imagine waking up on a deserted island prior to a plane crash and learning that rescue is highly unlikely meaning that all the survivors of the crash may be living on that island forever. This was the startling reality for the boys in Lord of the Flies and the survivors in Lost after their plane crashes on a deserted island with no sign of civilization nearby. The story Lord of the Flies by William Golding tells the story of a group of young boys’ survival after they are stranded on a deserted island after a plane crash. Similarly, the show Lost tells about a group of adults’ story of survival after they are stranded on a mysterious island after a plane crash. While these stories are different in several ways, they are extremely similar when
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In Lord of the Flies, Ralph tells the boys that they need to make a fire on the island so they could signal any passing ships, “‘If a ship comes near the island they may not notice us. So we must make smoke on top of the mountain. We must make a fire’ ” (Golding 38). Similarly, in Lost, the survivors went to retrieve the transceiver from the cockpit so that they could send a distress signal to any passing planes or ships and quickly be rescued from the island. The transceiver and fire both symbolize the survivors’ hopes of rescue from the island. Also, in Lord of The Flies, the littluns began the claim they saw a beastie that wants to eat them and that “‘it will come back tonight’”(Golding 36). Likewise, on the island in Lost, the survivors start to hear and see evidence of beasts living on the island with them. The beasts on the island symbolize the survivors’ fear of the island and the unknown surprises that may be on the island. Lastly, the island in Lord of the Flies represents freedom from the rest of society, “ ‘It’s a good island. Until the grownups come to fetch us we’ll have fun’”(Golding 35). The survivors in Lost begin to feel slight relief from escaping their daily life in society and enjoy their new freedom. Both of the islands show the survivors’ freedom from society and how they will enjoy this freedom until they have to go back. Overall, both Lord of the Flies and Lost symbolize similar things for the survivors and the
In Lord of the Flies, Ralph tells the boys that they need to make a fire on the island so they could signal any passing ships, “‘If a ship comes near the island they may not notice us. So we must make smoke on top of the mountain. We must make a fire’ ” (Golding 38). Similarly, in Lost, the survivors went to retrieve the transceiver from the cockpit so that they could send a distress signal to any passing planes or ships and quickly be rescued from the island. The transceiver and fire both symbolize the survivors’ hopes of rescue from the island. Also, in Lord of The Flies, the littluns began the claim they saw a beastie that wants to eat them and that “‘it will come back tonight’”(Golding 36). Likewise, on the island in Lost, the survivors start to hear and see evidence of beasts living on the island with them. The beasts on the island symbolize the survivors’ fear of the island and the unknown surprises that may be on the island. Lastly, the island in Lord of the Flies represents freedom from the rest of society, “ ‘It’s a good island. Until the grownups come to fetch us we’ll have fun’”(Golding 35). The survivors in Lost begin to feel slight relief from escaping their daily life in society and enjoy their new freedom. Both of the islands show the survivors’ freedom from society and how they will enjoy this freedom until they have to go back. Overall, both Lord of the Flies and Lost symbolize similar things for the survivors and the