Many novels are so successful in selling that producers can't wait to put the story onto the big screen. Most of times, the original novel is way better than the movie because it's able to capture and let the reader know the exact emotions of each individual character, and all the symbols and events that happen throughout the book. In the novel the reader is able to use their imagination. This is what the author William Golding was trying to do in the novel "The Lord of the Flies." Overall, the novel is better then the movie because it has better description of the character's feelings, and symbols that has a true meaning in the story.
First of all, the classic movie, "The Lord of the Flies," seems to be missing some things involving the characters. I think the reason to this is the time they have for the movie, so the character's role and his t
Secondly, the novel gives the reader more insight into the story with the author's use of symbols. The novel is able to do this because it in depths the most important messages and serious incidents. For example, Piggy's glasses represent civilization, but once they are destroyed it shows that the boys are not finding anything wrong in their actions, and civilization starts fade and becomes a thing of the past. Another symbol is the dead parachutist because this tells that some of the boys have evil in them and those boys are slowly becoming the "Beast." Little by little the boys are turning devilish and savages but they don't seem to realize the consequences of their actions. One event which plays a meaningful role in the novel is Simon's death; his death tells us that the boys have crossed the border of civilization to such level that they can no
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