Comparing Lord Of The Flies And Animal Farm
Lord of the Flies VS Animal Farm
In "Animal Farm", George Orwell portrays how "Power tends to corrupt and absolute power corrupts absolutely." William Golding’s “Lord of the Flies” shows how culture created by man fails and that rules in society are necessary. The animals in "Animal Farm" set up a government just as the boys in “Lord of the Flies” do. They both attempt to create a functioning society in which everyone is equal. Yet they all fail to realize the leaders that have been chosen possess serious character flaws which jeopardize their dreams, and also create a dysfunctional environment. In both novels the characters slowly realize that not only has the society building project has failed. They also begin to address the corruption of its leaders and also the wickedness that dwells in us all. Sadly in both novels the characters have nothing they can return to and some of the most important and loyal characters in must die, while the futures of the remaining living characters are ambiguous. …show more content…
As time continues on different roles are given to different individual control different things in the group just like Snowball, Napoleon, and Squealer in Animal Farm. In both novels things started off well, but in time the leaders start to have mixed feelings and the groups separate. The boys in Lord of Flies now want Jack to be their leader because he’s fun but later becomes a tyrant just like Napoleon does in Animal Farm. Napoleon kills traitors, other animals question Napoleon but he effectively stops opposition using violence, and essentially controlling his subjects through
In "Animal Farm", George Orwell portrays how "Power tends to corrupt and absolute power corrupts absolutely." William Golding’s “Lord of the Flies” shows how culture created by man fails and that rules in society are necessary. The animals in "Animal Farm" set up a government just as the boys in “Lord of the Flies” do. They both attempt to create a functioning society in which everyone is equal. Yet they all fail to realize the leaders that have been chosen possess serious character flaws which jeopardize their dreams, and also create a dysfunctional environment. In both novels the characters slowly realize that not only has the society building project has failed. They also begin to address the corruption of its leaders and also the wickedness that dwells in us all. Sadly in both novels the characters have nothing they can return to and some of the most important and loyal characters in must die, while the futures of the remaining living characters are ambiguous. …show more content…
As time continues on different roles are given to different individual control different things in the group just like Snowball, Napoleon, and Squealer in Animal Farm. In both novels things started off well, but in time the leaders start to have mixed feelings and the groups separate. The boys in Lord of Flies now want Jack to be their leader because he’s fun but later becomes a tyrant just like Napoleon does in Animal Farm. Napoleon kills traitors, other animals question Napoleon but he effectively stops opposition using violence, and essentially controlling his subjects through