Lord Of The Flies Comparative Analysis

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Comparative Essay between The 33 and Lord of the Flies
There are many similarities and differences between the movie The 33 directed by Patricia Riggens and the novel Lord of the Flies by William Goulding, the age of the characters is one of the many similarities and differences. The characters trapped underground in the mine are all grown men, while the characters in Lord of the Flies are all kids between the ages of 6 and 13. Another one of these similarities and differences would be the setting and the conditions the characters are in. The miners in The 33 are trapped underground in the refuge with not enough food to last more than 3 days, the kids in Lord of the Flies are stranded on nan island with no adults but plenty of food. The way the people turned on their leader is a similar event that happened in both The 33 and The Lord of the Flies. Both the miners and the little kids turned against their leaders. Age, the setting and turning on the leader are similarities and differences between the novel Lord of the Flies by William Goulding and the Movie The 33 directed by Patricia Riggens.
Age
• The characters in The 33 are grown men
Because they are grown men, they have knowledge and think before their actions,
They ration food between the m instead of one person eating it all or just finishing it in one day.
• The characters in Lord of The Flies are little kids
Hesitant to kill a small pig at first but when it comes to it takes a large group of them to takedown one