Similarities And Differences Between Lord Of The Flies And Maze Runner

There are a lot of similarities and differences between Lord of the Flies and Maze Runner. The characters think similar and they also have the same goals. Also there are similar situations in the stories. There are obviously a lot of differences between the two because they are written by different authors. The main differences are the ages of the boys, Teresa, and the beast and the grievers. Although they are different stories and the details are different, there are a lot of similarities like the plot and the characters. The protagonists Ralph and Thomas, try saving everyone and they are great leaders. Both always feel like it is his duty to save everyone. “I just feel like I need to save everyone to redeem myself.” (The Maze Runner). Ralph makes …show more content…
Teresa, the ages, and beast and grievers are some of them. Teresa in Maze Runner is the only girl in the Maze and in both stories. She helps the boys a lot and really makes the difference. Although the boys don’t really know why she was there and how she is going to help them, but she became such an important part of the story. Another big difference was the ages. In Lord of the Flies, the boys are about twelve years old and they don’t know a lot about how to survive alone with no adults. They don’t have those skills yet since they are only twelve. However in the Maze Runner, the guys are teens however not eighteen yet meaning they are not adults. So they still don’t have the skills of an adult but they are more knowledgeable than the boys in the Maze Runner. The ages of the boys is a really big difference because as you get older, you are more knowledgeable and you have more skills. The beast in Lord of the Flies did not do anything to any of the boys, opposes the grievers that stung about four people in Maze Runner. There are a lot of similarities between the two stories but even more differences since they are written by different