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Essay Comparing Lord Of The Flies And The Hunger Games

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Even kids can become savages without guidance and guidelines. The novel Lord of the Flies is a story told about a group of boys stranded on a deserted island during World War ll. There are no rules, no adults, and everything is all fun and games for a while. However, because there are no rules or a functioning society, things start falling apart. In the film The Hunger Games, kids from the ages twelve to eighteen are forced to compete in a televised event called The Hunger Games. One boy and one girl are chosen from each twelve districts. The capital forces every citizen to watch the kids fight to the death until one kid remains. The novel Lord of the Flies and the film The Hunger Games both use characterization to express savagery through …show more content…

Jack shows savagery in the enjoyment and thrill of the kill. After killing the pig, Golding writes, “‘There was lashing of blood,’ said Jack, laughing and shuddering, ‘you should have seen it!’” (69). Jack is killing a pig and after he does so, he laughs and rejoices. He is losing sight of the common goal which is to get rescued. Jack is losing his humanity, and he loves the excitement of taking somethings life. It's not just killing for food anymore; this is considered fun for him. While all the boys are on the island, there is talk about a beast. All of the boys are frightened and they do not know the difference between reality and their imaginations. Simon then discovers that the beast is not actually real; it is really the evil growing in the boys. When Simon goes to tell the others, all the boys attack and “there were no words, and no movements but the tearing of teeth and claws.” (Golding 153). The boy's belief in the beast leads them to behave more like savages as they act out from their fear. When Jack and some of the other boys chant “kill the pig, cut her throat, spill the blood.” (Golding 69). This shows the brutality of the boys. They do not care anymore or feel guilty about the

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The boys barbarically beat down Simon who appears to be a beast to them. The fear blinds the children and they do not even question what it is. They lose their sense of right and wrong as they forget the rules of society and commit a murder. Even though, Simon was screaming out to them and trying to send his message, the boys ignored it and continued to beat him down. This shows that the boys are so desperate that to get rid of the beast, they lose all sense of their humanity and kill their own friend.

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