The success of any society is heavily reliant upon aspects of power and fear. Both Golding and Burger present a shared concern that is frequently at the expense of a person’s identity and individuality. William Golding in his novel, lord of the flies, explored this through the experiences of a group of schoolboys, who are left stranded when their plane crashed into deserted island. Following the atrocities of WWII where entire communities were methodically eliminated, his use of the allegorical form to convey his own cautionary tale is particularly fitting. Golding’s driving forces in writing Lord of the Flies are heavily impacted by his own life experiences. A year after England entered WWII; Golding joined the royal navy, where he served. Golding’s experiences in WWII had a profound effect on his view of humanity and the evils of which it was capable, …show more content…
As each person enters adulthood, he or she must choose a faction which most connects to them and commit to it for life. The use of the dystopian future where American society has been divided into several factions is also particularly fitting seeing as technology is quickly advancing in reality giving us theories about future societal structures. Burgers driving forces for the adaptation of Veronica Roth’s divergent is to as veronica said “ delve into a fiction world with very specific traits”, the movie was set in the heart of Chicago, she wanted to make it a utopian, futuristic society, Burger wanted people to think and imagine how this could be something that could be in the future with the advances in technology. Both Golding and Burgers text have similarities as they both make the audience think about the bigger picture, Golding with how there is evil inherit in humans no matter where they are placed, and Burger how society could be run in the way in is in the