1984 And Lord Of The Flies Analysis

George Orwell’s 1984 and William Golding’s Lord of the Flies have both stirred up the critics of their times, being each of their author’s most famous novels. After reading the books I felt they shared a similar tone, however their messages seemed very different. Superficially, that would be a true statement, however after reading beyond what is presented on the pieces of paper that constitute both novels, one would realize a shocking resemblance between the two. 1984 is a pure reflection of a totalitarian dictatorship where people are brainwashed to believe the government is oh so gloriously divine, turning them into no more than followers trapped in a box of ignorance and naivety. However, Lord of the Flies focuses on how one’s innate human evil takes control in times of disorder and chaos. Although these two messages seem different, they carry a lot of similarities which is why I decided to look further into:

In the book Lord of the Flies by William Golding, Ralph and Jack clash constantly over maintaining a mimicry of a proper English societal structure or discarding it in favor of a more wild and chaotic way of life. Golding uses Ralph to represent the civilization the boys left behind; for all intents and purposes, Ralph represents nurture. Throughout the book he is swayed by the call of the wild, but remains tethered to the idea of rescue and upholding the societal standards previously taught to him. ‘Ralph too was fighting to get near, to get a handful of that brown, vulnerable flesh.

Through its contrasting characters, Golding’s Lord of the Flies signifies the different behaviours of mankind, which civilization is either lost and turned to savagery, or remains steadfast under extreme circumstances. Simon illustrates the pure and good-hearted individuals of mankind. Jack symbolizes the innate savagery of our society. Ralph personifies the grey area between civilization and savagery. First of all,

In Lord of the Flies, as soon as the boys elect a chief, thus forming a society, the boys have opposing opinions and ideas regarding the governing of the island, or in the words of Marx, “contradictions [are] built into the social system.” When Jack and Ralph argue about how much time should be spent hunting rather than working to build huts, Jack says “‘we want meat’” (51), to which Ralph responds, “‘well we haven't got any yet. And we want shelters.’” (51).

Power is regularly a wellspring of savagery in Lord of the Flies. The longing for it separates the limits set by guidelines and request, causes conflict and rivalry, and oversees the activities of large portions of the boys on the island. Once accomplished, power can either enhance or degenerate its holder. In William Golding’s Lord of the Flies, the characters Ralph, Jack, and Piggy have influenced the group, some more than others. Their influences are both negative and positive; some even changed the others personality or perspectives entirely.

In Lord of the Flies there were a lot of similarities and differences from the book to the movie.

After this Jack starts to fight for total dominance, the harsh elements that occur on the island cause the deuteriation of some type of aspect in a normal society. The first fire causes the disappearance of the first child. These harsh elements in the setting seem to one by one bleach out any remaining ethics.   The overall aspect of the novel The Lord of the Flies completes a transition through the time period where the boys began losing all ideals, values, and society. We slowly see them start to fall apart and as we analyze the characterization, the setting in which it takes places, and the different symbols that play a part in the fate the boys.

Ralph is a source of leadership and authority to the castaway boys on the island. Ralph processes the Conch, the only physical manifestation of authority and society on the island, this symbol is identified and given it significance by Ralph. Ralph is a lasting source of authority, and therefore the former society in which the boys lived in. Ralph’s rationality and natural leadership skills allow him to recognize the need to create a stable and peaceful society on the island that is the exact opposite of the war surrounding the eden that they inhabit. Ralph’s leadership is one based on a positive view of humans as civilized, and founded in morality, which ultimately fail: Socio-political and religious readings of Lord of the Flies converge, not only in the figure of the beast, but also in the question of law: the children 's rules.

Which is about a group of young boys that are marooned on an island for quite some time and have to make their own society. Ralph steps up as the leader of the boys but later on in the book, the position is taken by Jack which turns chaotic. The chaos leads to many problems within the group of boys. In the book, Lord of the Flies by William Golding, it is shown that individuals make up society, Jack’s tribe shows this by controlling the boys with his beliefs, and making up his own rules that break the initial ones, although, the opposing side may say that society shapes the individuals. Beliefs are important in creating a society because it can organize the members values, however Jack does it tyrannically.

In the novel Lord of the Flies, Golding uses many quotes and Imagery to represent nature of mankind and society. Golding uses lots of analogies to try to foreshadow you about the real life. Throughout the book Golding uses many of the character and the setting to really make the point go across the whole story. As the story is told you begin to think humans are inherently good but nature and other people can turn you evil. In the beginning of the story jack is trying to get the group together to form so type of group which really means they are trying to set up a government.

Cynicism has a prominent role in the creation of Lord of the Flies by William Golding. This characteristic of the author’s writing is found in every symbolic expression this book holds; the author ended this book in such a way that the pessimism throughout the novel is enhanced and elevated. The novel, Lord of the Flies, exhibits a pessimistic ending when Ralph is close to death, when the Navy arrives shortly after Piggy’s death, and when the boys are robbed of their innocence by selfishness and poor judgement. Ralph nearly dying at the end of the novel shows the readers that although Ralph had the utmost positivism for his time on the island in the beginning, the absence of rules and regulations of civilization can change the views of many for the worse. “Viciously, with full intention, he hurled his spear at Ralph.

In the book of Lord Of The Flies by William Golding, there are boys that are stranded on an island because of a plane crash. Although the boys attempted to copy their british government they failed. Because of the children's young age, the society that they established is doomed to fail because children can not maintain a society based on authority and interpersonal respect. This is demonstrated throughout the book by the varies of death, the breaking of the conch shell, and the theft of glasses.

A crash of all sorts occurred on the island depicted in William Golding’s Lord of the Flies: a crash of humanity, a crash of innocence, and a crash of order and civilization. The young boys that were so forcefully shoved into a new and possibly permanent lifestyle of having to take responsibility in order to survive took several of the right steps to the proper way to handle the situation, but many of the steps taken brought a downfall to their humanity. The governing styles that the boys chose to follow could have been successful if properly maintained, but uncontrollable oppositions kept the boys from staying away from savagery. Golding contrasted the governing styles of Ralph and Jack to emphasize the replacement of morality when civilization

After World War II, people around the world were skeptical of everything: the government, their leaders, and society as a whole. Many were in a constant state of fear of nuclear annihilation. William Golding’s Lord of the Flies, published in 1954, is believed to be a “political and historical allegory, even as a cautionary tale for the leaders of the world” (Henningfeld). The island is what the world would be like after nuclear annihilation, and the demise of the boys is what Golding is warning society about. Ray Bradbury’s Fahrenheit 451, published in 1953, is set in a society that has endured multiple atomic wars. Life is meaningless and death is nonchalant. The characters have no emotions or individual ideas. Bradbury makes his characters this way to warn people to not conform to society and to value life, love, and knowledge. Both Golding and Bradbury wrote their books as warnings to society. In Lord of the Flies and Fahrenheit 451, there is strong symbolism, biblical and historical allusions, and oppressive leaders to show that man is his own greatest enemy.

Imagine a world with no rules or laws? How would humanity behave if we could do whatever we wanted, whenever we wanted, because there were no consequences for our actions? In the novel Lord of the Flies, the author, William Golding illustrates if we lived our lives in this way, humanity could easily revert back to savage ways. The book tells the story of a group of British boys who are stranded on an uninhabited island, they attempt to form a stable government. It all falls to pieces when a group of boys start caring more about fun than surviving. Potentially due to their age, they don’t understand the severity of their predicament. Although the book and movie versions of the Lord of the Flies have both similarities and differences, I prefered the book over the movie because William Golding’s them