Janada walks to her slum near the railway station in the piercing cold weather. She tries to remember her childhood but only blank pages appear. She runs her hand through her pockets and pulls out a crumb of bread which she had stolen from a five-year old boy. She feels alienated by the surroundings and uncertain where she belongs. She recalls her elementary education that imbued her with lessons of loyalty to the government. She doesn't know her culture, her tradition, and most of all her family. Her instinct to be a follower makes her believe in everything that the government dictates. She wants to obey the conventions of her society, so that she will not be considered an outcast. However, to be a "conventional" person she has to sacrifice her own individuality.

When our world is ruled by lawlessness, confusion, or fear we lose the focus of our life. Orwell and Golding predicted in their novels that each individual, like Janada, could face the same miserable outcomes under destructive governments. Nineteen Eighty-Four and Lord of the Flies contrast the two extreme forms of government, anarchy and

V. The Destruction of Human Relations and Morals

In 1984, the Party claims to rule without law because rules are abandoned in 1984. Ironically, rules exist in every corner of Oceania. The oligarchic government is based on rules to suppress human's freedom. The telescreen reminds each citizen that "Big Brother is Watching" p.3 him. "The past was erased, the erasure was forgotten, the lie became truth." p. 137 demonstrates the Party's manipulation of history by falsifying all documents. The freedom to access information is one of the many things that the Party appropriates from its people. In contrast to the Party, Jack's dictatorship allows too much freedom. The boys can think whatever they like and wander around all day. They have to participate in the hunting and at the bon fire in the night, but these are things that they enjoy doing. They are expected to listen to Jack, which is not hard to do. Jack doesn't know every boy on the island, and he doesn't care what they do or how they act as long as they appear obedient toward him. In the contrary, a Party member, like Winston Smith, is subjected to the Two Minute Hate, which he does not enjoy. The morning exercise manifests how the Party regulates even the trivial events of the human life. The oligarchic government in 1984 is only concerned about itself, "The Party seeks power for its own sake." p.275, while the dictatorial government on the island shows concerns for its subjects' happiness. As a matter of fact, Jack makes it clear that joining his tribe means having fun. "We hunt and feast and have fun." p.140. Thus, there are clear distinctions between the path each government chooses to maintain power.

Winston Smith like all of his fellow citizens also loses part of his rationality. His brain is so indoctrinated by the Party propaganda that he doesn't think of the possibility that there might be no Brotherhood or Goldstein. The idea that the Party declares war on its own citizens to maintain "peace" never occurs to him until Julia tells him. Despite such naivete, Winston is not so credulous as many people. He recognizes that "Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make four." p.84. He even fights for this freedom when the Party tortures him to believe that "2+2=5". Above all the Party's methods of controlling, Winston hates the telescreen that watches him day and night; especially whenever he is picked out by "the shrewish voice from the telescreen," p.39 during the morning exercise which reminds him of the Party's eternal watching. Therefore, he can only secretly condemn the Party. This futile act of resistance demonstrates that Winston to a certain extent has become a follower like the rest of the Party members.

The young schoolboys in Lord of the Flies are not fully matured to think like adult. They lack the rational thinking from the start. The little ones display unwarranted fear when they are afraid of the " beast from water" and the "beast from the air". The boys also ignore reality when they refuse to listen to Piggy's and Simon's explanations that there is no "beast". During such confusion, Jack quickly takes the advantage by alleging that there is a beast and promises to "hunt it down." p.91. Consequently, the boys find Jack's hunting, dancing, and protection from the beast more appealing than Ralph's promise of rescue. The hunting and dancing allow the boys to participate and feel like a part of the whole. Their instinct to be a follower covers u

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