Intro
Have you ever experienced the feeling when the teacher leaves the classroom for just 5 minutes? How often have you experienced this 5 precious minute phenomena of freedom? But what would happen if the teacher left for good? What would the classroom be like without rules and regulations? Based on how productive my holidays were, I can tell you it doesn’t go down well. To put this into perspective, the novels Lord of the Flies by William Golding and the Hunger Games by Suzanna Collins both hugely exaggerate this situation. The kids in both novels are forced to fend for themselves in a game of survival.
The settings faced in both novels all bring out the darker side of human nature. Throughout, [pause] character development, loss of innocence …show more content…
The island is in a boat shape with pink granite cliffs and the environment is mostly jungle and beach.
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The lack of resources dehumanised the boys from the world they were so used to and created a desperate need for survival. At first the island seems like peaceful paradise demonstrated when Ralph talks about the shimmering “lagoon". As time passes a growing sense of isolation increases the fear and terror of the island. Their description of the setting changes, the “decaying” coconuts and “darkness” of the forest both suggest frightening events to come.
The situation that the boys are in comes from a more historic and realistic setting and genre because planes would have flew school children out of danger zones during World War 2. The boys are not trained in survival skills and have no access to technology. Overall, the setting is the catalyst which leads to savage behaviour.
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The Hunger Games’ setting is similar, encapsulating the tangible fear and tension in the atmosphere. Katniss is forced into an arena with 23 other tributes who all must survive with limited resources. She has to hunt her own food but unlike Ralph, the main character is lord of the flies, already has experience in survival. She uses the bow and arrow and knives
Have you ever experienced the feeling when the teacher leaves the classroom for just 5 minutes? How often have you experienced this 5 precious minute phenomena of freedom? But what would happen if the teacher left for good? What would the classroom be like without rules and regulations? Based on how productive my holidays were, I can tell you it doesn’t go down well. To put this into perspective, the novels Lord of the Flies by William Golding and the Hunger Games by Suzanna Collins both hugely exaggerate this situation. The kids in both novels are forced to fend for themselves in a game of survival.
The settings faced in both novels all bring out the darker side of human nature. Throughout, [pause] character development, loss of innocence …show more content…
The island is in a boat shape with pink granite cliffs and the environment is mostly jungle and beach.
[cs]
The lack of resources dehumanised the boys from the world they were so used to and created a desperate need for survival. At first the island seems like peaceful paradise demonstrated when Ralph talks about the shimmering “lagoon". As time passes a growing sense of isolation increases the fear and terror of the island. Their description of the setting changes, the “decaying” coconuts and “darkness” of the forest both suggest frightening events to come.
The situation that the boys are in comes from a more historic and realistic setting and genre because planes would have flew school children out of danger zones during World War 2. The boys are not trained in survival skills and have no access to technology. Overall, the setting is the catalyst which leads to savage behaviour.
[cs]
The Hunger Games’ setting is similar, encapsulating the tangible fear and tension in the atmosphere. Katniss is forced into an arena with 23 other tributes who all must survive with limited resources. She has to hunt her own food but unlike Ralph, the main character is lord of the flies, already has experience in survival. She uses the bow and arrow and knives