Dystopian literature can be very similar between different pieces of writing even though they may not seem alike each other at first. Many dystopian books are different and seem like that once you have finished reading them, but once you analyse them and look deeper you can realise how they are very much alike in many areas. William Golding and Suzanne Collins both use internal and external conflicts to present a bleak warning of the future; this is shown similarly in their novels “Lord of the Flies” and “The Hunger Games”
Many characters in both of these novels often struggle with making difficult decisions; this is an internal conflict. In “The Hunger Games” Katniss has to decide whether to run to the cornucopia or run for the forest like her mentor has told her to do, she is having a hard time deciding because it could mean the difference between her winning or losing the hunger games. In “The Lord Of The Flies” …show more content…
In “The Hunger Games” the Capitol holds the power of all the districts, every year they host the Hunger Games to show their power and how they could wipe out the districts if they were to rebel once again. In “The Lord Of The Flies” Jack is the powerful one, he may not be chief but he lets everyone know he is the hunter and the dangerous one of the group of boys. He uses the same concept as the Capitol does in “The Hunger Games,” he shows his power to make sure nobody would dare go against him. Often Jack tries to assert his dominance and power over Ralph and lets him know that they are not friends. In many dystopian texts there are people who hold the power and there are people who do not, often it is the person with the power who is the evil one. In the future there may be situations where people have all the power and rule over the people who don’t William Golding and Suzanne Collins demonstrate this greatly in their
Many characters in both of these novels often struggle with making difficult decisions; this is an internal conflict. In “The Hunger Games” Katniss has to decide whether to run to the cornucopia or run for the forest like her mentor has told her to do, she is having a hard time deciding because it could mean the difference between her winning or losing the hunger games. In “The Lord Of The Flies” …show more content…
In “The Hunger Games” the Capitol holds the power of all the districts, every year they host the Hunger Games to show their power and how they could wipe out the districts if they were to rebel once again. In “The Lord Of The Flies” Jack is the powerful one, he may not be chief but he lets everyone know he is the hunter and the dangerous one of the group of boys. He uses the same concept as the Capitol does in “The Hunger Games,” he shows his power to make sure nobody would dare go against him. Often Jack tries to assert his dominance and power over Ralph and lets him know that they are not friends. In many dystopian texts there are people who hold the power and there are people who do not, often it is the person with the power who is the evil one. In the future there may be situations where people have all the power and rule over the people who don’t William Golding and Suzanne Collins demonstrate this greatly in their