Lord Of The Flies Movie Vs Play Analysis

Entertainment is available in many ways, shapes, and forms in today’s world of technology. Oftentimes we may find that these methods of entertainment are tools for information or even criticism. These criticisms often extend over various forms of media, with the same message being delivered in a different way. This can be seen in Lord of the Flies, by William Golding, which is not only a classic literary novel but also a play. The play version of Lord of the Flies, in which I attended, although staying true to the novel, differed in significant ways from the book itself.
Upon attending the Carnegie Mellon version of the play of Lord of the Flies, the first thing one may notice is that the theme is very different from the book. A theme, in this …show more content…
This allows viewers to be privy to everything going on the stage at once. Thus, meaning can be gathered not only in how the characters outward appearance is, but how their clothing can represent certain aspects of them. For example, Piggy within both versions of Lord of the Flies is painted as a character who is different because of their glasses and physical weakness. (Because he is overweight) In the play, one could see these aspects with the eccentric outfit in which Piggy adorned, as well as his hilariously silly looking retro glasses and the pillow he had taped over his shirt. This allowed the audience to see that Piggy was an outcast, and even though he represented order and society, the rest of the children would shun him. The same occurs within the book, but once again, the effect of it is hindered by the loss of visual interpretation. In addition, in the Carnegie Mellon Production, the apparent hazing of Piggy in the introduction let us know that he would be a pushover. Since this part was omitted from Golding’s novel, one would have to reach this conclusion themselves. Simply, the play allowed for a wider basis of interpretation because of the fact it was