It is my understanding that all people, myself included, prefer to see a simplified, brightened version of the world we live in. We turn away from many if not all of, the real and sometimes horrifying truths about humanity and our society. William Golding, the author of Lord Of The Flies, is one of the very few people that can and did, see through the haze the rest of us so happily live under. His book Lord Of The Flies is often said to be a reflection of modern society. I agree that his book is an accurate representation of modern socie
ty because his characters can easily be found to represent figures/parts of society, each character death makes a statement, and the characters relate to characters in George Orwell’s Animal Farm.
At first glance, Lord of the Flies is nothing more than a survivor’s tale, the story of a group of boys’ …show more content…
Animal Farm was Orwell’s first attempt “to fuse political purpose and artistic purpose into one whole.” -George Orwell, Why I Write, 1946. Although both stories are different, one can easily make connections between the characters and the plots. For instance, Napoleon is a tyrannical pig who takes over the farm and engages in a power-struggle with Snowball, a friendlier pig with what could be seen as purer motives. This power struggle is also seen in Lord Of The Flies between Ralph and Jack. when Jack takes the boys hunting instead of tending the fire. (68-70) and when Jack has no trouble ordering anyone and everyone around throughout the entire book. Jack also hardly ever listens to Ralph, as his sole job was to tend the fire, but he let it go out (68-70) In both stories, the antagonists prevail and take control of the society, in this case, the farm or the island. In conclusion, because of Lord Of The Flies’ similarity to Animal Farm, it can be assumed that both stories are a reflection of modern
ty because his characters can easily be found to represent figures/parts of society, each character death makes a statement, and the characters relate to characters in George Orwell’s Animal Farm.
At first glance, Lord of the Flies is nothing more than a survivor’s tale, the story of a group of boys’ …show more content…
Animal Farm was Orwell’s first attempt “to fuse political purpose and artistic purpose into one whole.” -George Orwell, Why I Write, 1946. Although both stories are different, one can easily make connections between the characters and the plots. For instance, Napoleon is a tyrannical pig who takes over the farm and engages in a power-struggle with Snowball, a friendlier pig with what could be seen as purer motives. This power struggle is also seen in Lord Of The Flies between Ralph and Jack. when Jack takes the boys hunting instead of tending the fire. (68-70) and when Jack has no trouble ordering anyone and everyone around throughout the entire book. Jack also hardly ever listens to Ralph, as his sole job was to tend the fire, but he let it go out (68-70) In both stories, the antagonists prevail and take control of the society, in this case, the farm or the island. In conclusion, because of Lord Of The Flies’ similarity to Animal Farm, it can be assumed that both stories are a reflection of modern