Allegory In Lord Of The Flies And 1984 By George Orwell

Throughout history, people searched for the best way to structure society and organize the government. Individuals such as philosophers and authors theorize the effects of these possible societies, letting readers analyze the likely outcomes and determine the positive and negative effects. After considerable amounts of trial and error, it can be assumed that there is no such thing as an ideal or perfect society, but successful societies are proven to be composed of representation, enforcement of the laws, and personal freedoms, as shown in the novels Animal Farm, Lord of the Flies, and 1984. George Orwell’s novel, Animal Farm, shows that the key to a successful society is representation. Orwell uses farm animals as an extensive allegory to the Russian Revolution, …show more content…
However, these dystopian futures or alternative universes provide evidence that successful societies are composed of representation, enforcement of the laws, and personal freedoms. George Orwell’s Animal Farm explains that when civilians do not get representation, social upheaval and huge reforms are the outcome, which correspondingly occurred in the Russian Revolution. William Golding’s Lord of the Flies proves that without a strong enforcement of the rules by the government, society will fall apart and revert back to its prehistoric tribal ways. Finally, George Orwell’s 1984 shows that less government influence in controlling people’s daily lives and more basic freedoms, such as the right to think, speak, and have privacy, leads to an overall more satisfied population. All of these traits have been adopted before in an attempt to make the majority of a given population content. However, it is impossible to create the perfect society because there will always be someone who is dissatisfied with the system and try to change it, contributing to history’s legacy and cycle of the rise and fall of