Themes William Golding and William Kamkwamba present a few themes in their books, each differing a little from the other. In Lord of the Flies. William Golding uses the theme that humans can resort back to their sinful instincts. Details that support this theme are “Roger who carried death in his hands”(196) and “Viciously, with full intent, he (Jack) hurled his spear at Ralph”(181) This shows you that Roger, who was once an innocent boy, is now a killer. Also that Jack starts violently protesting Ralph’s authority. Roger kills Piggy and Simon with the help of Jack. The boys do not agree anymore and everyone does what they want, ignoring the rules. They are sick of being stuck on an island together and having to deal with each other.
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Since Lord of the Flies was fiction it was more appealing to the audience, and also have a more interesting plot line. While The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind could more easily bore the readers with the amount of facts and knowledge packed into it. The better author is William Golding because he uses superior allusions, symbols and word choices to engage the audience, unlike William Kamkwamba. William Golding wrote with extremely eloquent words and sensory details. For example, William Golding is very descriptive, “Just one step down from the edge of the turf was the white, blown sand of above high water, warm, dry, trodden” (148). William Golding makes the reader feel like they are there in the story with Ralph, Piggy, Jack and Simon. While in The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind the reader feels like more of an outsider looking into the story. Also, his talent for detail shows, “Ralph pointed fearfully at Eric’s face, which was striped with scars where the bushes had torn him” (88). Additionally, William Golding uses a bountiful amount of pleasing plot twists, that no one expects. For instance, William Golding wrote an exquisite plot twist saying, “Only the beast lay still, a few yards from the sea. Even in the rain they could see how small a beast it was; and already its blood was staining the sand” (153). The beast was not actually a deadly creature, it was Simon. Jack and his group killed him in the confusion and fear of the storm, thinking he was the beast. William Golding keeps you wondering about what is going to happen. Another plot twist is at the end of the book , “A naval officer stood on the sand, looking down at Ralph in wary astonishment” (180). The readers expected Ralph to die when running away from Jack’s tribe, but Golding switched it up and had a naval officer save the boys. The Boy who Harnessed the Wind had the most educational merit. It taught the audience and abundance of things in extreme detail, like how he built his windmill from
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Since Lord of the Flies was fiction it was more appealing to the audience, and also have a more interesting plot line. While The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind could more easily bore the readers with the amount of facts and knowledge packed into it. The better author is William Golding because he uses superior allusions, symbols and word choices to engage the audience, unlike William Kamkwamba. William Golding wrote with extremely eloquent words and sensory details. For example, William Golding is very descriptive, “Just one step down from the edge of the turf was the white, blown sand of above high water, warm, dry, trodden” (148). William Golding makes the reader feel like they are there in the story with Ralph, Piggy, Jack and Simon. While in The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind the reader feels like more of an outsider looking into the story. Also, his talent for detail shows, “Ralph pointed fearfully at Eric’s face, which was striped with scars where the bushes had torn him” (88). Additionally, William Golding uses a bountiful amount of pleasing plot twists, that no one expects. For instance, William Golding wrote an exquisite plot twist saying, “Only the beast lay still, a few yards from the sea. Even in the rain they could see how small a beast it was; and already its blood was staining the sand” (153). The beast was not actually a deadly creature, it was Simon. Jack and his group killed him in the confusion and fear of the storm, thinking he was the beast. William Golding keeps you wondering about what is going to happen. Another plot twist is at the end of the book , “A naval officer stood on the sand, looking down at Ralph in wary astonishment” (180). The readers expected Ralph to die when running away from Jack’s tribe, but Golding switched it up and had a naval officer save the boys. The Boy who Harnessed the Wind had the most educational merit. It taught the audience and abundance of things in extreme detail, like how he built his windmill from