Frankenstein And Lord Of The Flies Comparative Analysis

Frankenstein and Lord of the Flies take place in different settings; however, there are corresponding similarities between the common threats of the characters portrayed in these books. Different troubles are seen in these two distinct books, all of which come from the same basic conclusion that the characters are going to be isolated from society and destroyed. These circumstances and demeanors the characters take are also the reason that leads to the changes of themselves, which creates a foothold to their own self destruction. Having a lack of responsibility, choosing to live in solitary, and attempting to seize power, creates an inevitable fate of destruction within themselves.
Victor and the creature from Frankenstein as well as the boys, …show more content…
Even though both books portrayed this idea of isolation differently, they showed the decision the characters made through the process of these isolation. In Frankenstein, Victor himself, chose to isolate from the society that he was in. He had the choice to be in a part of the society, however, he chose to seclude himself from the others and created this space by his own in order for him to construct the creature. The monster as a result, got isolated from the society because he was different than the others; no one dared to be by his side because of his appearance that brought fear to the society. On the other hand, the boys in the Lord of the Flies created a society at the deserted island. As time goes however, they slowly demolish the society that they first created. Rather than trying to find a way to unite as a team in order to get out of the island, they started to live like animals-- uncivilized beings. They themselves, chose to isolate from the society and to live as their own, doing whatever they want to do, and making decisions only for their own self. Through the differences of the boys, they’re all bringing ideas from different perspective which also produce a chaotic environment causing the destruction of their own society. There was no anchor in what they’re doing-- they’re living as if they have …show more content…
Victor who has the role of a “creator” had the capability to create a “being” out of the death. Without Victor, the creation would not be in the world which is also implying how big of a power did Victor role in this contribution. The monster later on also had power, starting at how the monster was able to rule over Victor which is also implying to the master-slave relationship. Monster had power over Victor who was in fear that the monster would do harmful movements in his life, which is the reason why Victor had try to listen to the monster’s order. At the same time, the boys in the Lord of the Flies also tried to fight over power especially coming from Ralph and Jack. These two main characters always had conflicts between who is better at being a leader. Ralph who was chosen as the leader and Jack who wanted and act as if he’s the leader, have always been going back and forth within who has the power. "Ralph, I'll split up the choir--my hunters, that is--into groups, and we'll be responsible for keeping the fire going--". This quote is showing how Jack stepped up and insert himself as the leader, he’s doing the leader’s job to order people around what to do and giving instructions. Jack is also showing that he is way higher than Ralph as if he was treating the leader of the team as the slave and Jack himself has become the master rather than the member. Piggy also tried to have power