lord of the flies
In this modern era in which we live, books are no longer the resourceful tools they once were. No longer does anyone sit by the fire and curl up with a nice book. This can be blamed on that wonderful invention of the 1950s, the television. Television has been a mainstay in our homes now for some fifty years, and will continue to be there for many years to come. What is the bad side of this? Television has taken away the imagination, by providing images, rather than having us think of them on our own. All too often, rather than sitting down and reading, we tend to search for a video version of a classic novel. Every time another book is made into a movie, a little more importance is lost on the idea of reading. Not only that, but movie versions of books often distort what the author was trying to convey. Also, many of the symbolic meanings are lost when a novel reaches the silver screen. The opposite of this can also be true. Many movie adaptations of novels can be q!uite convincing, and can hit the writer's ideas exactly. The Lord of the Flies, by William Golding, is a perfect example of both of these concepts. By describing the symbolic meanings, themes, and characters present in the book, one can begin to understa
Even though the film is different from the novel, it still carries Golding's message. It shows us that human nature is still primal and that society's flaws are reflections of human nature. It still carries the important themes that are the basis for both the novel and the movie. This isn't always true though; many movies can distort and completely turn the meaning of a book around. The major similarities in both forms completely over power the differences in the Lord of the Flies. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ The main themes that are present in the book and the movie are almost exact. The idea that there is a sort of unjust wild person inside us all waiting to get out is quite dominate in both the movie and the book. Also, according to Robert C. Gordon, author of "Classical Themes in the Lord of the Flies," many classical themes from great books such as Homer's Iliad are easily recognizable in both forms of the Lord of the Flies. Homer thought up the ideas behind the conch, and the requirement of having to hold the conch in order to speak, all those years ago. The concept of the conch represents a symbol of social order (Bloom 33). There is also another theme that is presents itself in both the movie and the novel. According to Scott Gerenser, creator of the "Lord of the Flies" website, morals come directly from our surrounding, and if there is no civilization around us, we will lose these values. Gerenser also states that many secondary themes are present in the book and ar! nd how this book is not only quite unique from the movie, but quite similar as
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Approximate Pages = 4 (250 words per page double spaced)
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