'An Analysis Of Michael Grant's Gone'

Gone by Michael Grant is novel that is very similar to the Lord of the Flies. Survival and the need of civilization is a very prominent theme in Gone. From the start of the novel, when all humans above the age of 15 disappear in a small town, survival is the thing on everyone’s mind. This theme pops up various times throughout the novel and leads to the need to make important decisions, that will determine what happens to the children of the town. In order to survive, the children believe that having a leader is quite important, early on in the novel. However, this leadership later fluctuates as sides are formed and alliances are made. This ultimately results in the death of a few children. Michael Grant creates a tone that contradicts what

They attempt to imagine a peaceful world where there is: “Nothing to kill or die for/And no religion, too/Imagine all the people living life in peace” (Lines 6-10). Lennon’s song touched many people around the world as this was a common ideology that many people believed in. The song mainly speaks of putting aside differences and living in a world where everyone can live in harmony. Without the barriers of the world’s troubles, life would be peaceful and everyone would be able to cooperate. This song does not quite fit with the tone of Lord of the Flies, in fact, it seems to paint a picture that is quite the opposite. Throughout Lord of the Flies, William Golding shows a world of children (as they are alone), to have many barriers and groups in which they often fight and argue with their counterparts. This leads to many unfortunate events such as assault and murder. Not only does Lennon’s ideologies counter this, it is clearly written in Imagine, where Lennon tells his listeners to think of a world where killing is not common. Golding sets his novel in a place where although children do not support killing, their incoordination and anger lead to murders occurring a few times. For people who have heard Imagine, Lord of the Flies seems like a novel that is telling a completely different story and the two can be seen as a ‘fire and ice’ comparison. However, they also compliment each other as Golding shows people what the worst can be in the world and Lennon does the opposite in showing the best possible