“Our similarities bring us to a common ground; our differences allow us to be fascinated by each other.” This quote by Tom Robbins proves true in many scenarios. One would think it best applies in befriending others, but it also applies a little in comparing literary works, too. The movie Mean Girls, directed by Mark Waters, tells the tale of Cady Heron, a newcomer to North Shore High School and public schooling, as she is invited to join the Plastics, a trio of girls that follow Regina George who view themselves as better than others. She does not want to join their ranks, but two of her new friends encourage her to do it for the sole purpose of gossip, resulting in her experience as she goes from undercover Plastic to mean girl to redeemed
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The two media’s main characters differ in obtaining leadership. Ralph is seen by the schoolchildren as a natural leader, “his size, and attractive appearance; and most obscurely, yet most powerfully, there was the conch” (Golding 22). Cady, on the other hand, has trouble finding someone to befriend on her first day of school, even sitting alone in the bathroom to have lunch; the only way she becomes popular is through the Plastics. Another difference between Mean Girls and Lord of the Flies is the demonstration of conflict. The boys on the island turn to violent methods because they become accustomed to hunting. Waters’s characters are more mature than Golding’s and consequently are less physical about their attacks, choosing to do more emotional damage. A final contrast is the character’s emotions and attitudes at the climax. Tension rises alarmingly high throughout both media, but the release of that unease in Lord of the Flies is through the killing of an innocent child in the midst of a battle of chiefs; the boys devolve to the point that they do not feel at all contrite for their actions. Conversely, Mean Girls vents the stress through the spreading of the Burn Book pages, causing mass chaos in the school, turning girls against each other by feeding insecurities on rumors and spurring emotions normally under control. Altogether, Mean Girls and Lord of the Flies differ in protagonist capability and
The two media’s main characters differ in obtaining leadership. Ralph is seen by the schoolchildren as a natural leader, “his size, and attractive appearance; and most obscurely, yet most powerfully, there was the conch” (Golding 22). Cady, on the other hand, has trouble finding someone to befriend on her first day of school, even sitting alone in the bathroom to have lunch; the only way she becomes popular is through the Plastics. Another difference between Mean Girls and Lord of the Flies is the demonstration of conflict. The boys on the island turn to violent methods because they become accustomed to hunting. Waters’s characters are more mature than Golding’s and consequently are less physical about their attacks, choosing to do more emotional damage. A final contrast is the character’s emotions and attitudes at the climax. Tension rises alarmingly high throughout both media, but the release of that unease in Lord of the Flies is through the killing of an innocent child in the midst of a battle of chiefs; the boys devolve to the point that they do not feel at all contrite for their actions. Conversely, Mean Girls vents the stress through the spreading of the Burn Book pages, causing mass chaos in the school, turning girls against each other by feeding insecurities on rumors and spurring emotions normally under control. Altogether, Mean Girls and Lord of the Flies differ in protagonist capability and