This year, in our class, we were able to read Lorf of the flies and see the TV serie LOST. There are many ways in which Lost is indebted to Lord of the Flies.
Firstly, the characters in both first arrived by a plane crash and they landed on a deserted island, where they feel they are constantly under the threat of turning wild.
In Lord of the Flies, one of the main character's/leader's name is Jack, just as in Lost. But if you consider it character-wise, Jack in Lost is more like Ralph in the book, because of his calm personality that invites the other's trust. Both leaders, have their own assistants who accompany and support them; in one case is Hurley, and in the other, Piggy.
In the novels, there are two players: one is light and one is dark, determinating the sentiment that there are two sides, good and evil. In Lord of the flies, during the day the children are happy and laugh and play, but when the dark falls, the fear of the stranger invades them.
Food is important too. In both Lost and Lord of the Flies, wild boar is the main (even only) source of meat and those who hunt it receive special recognition.
In addition, in the show Lost, as in the book Lord of the Flies, the fear of an anonymous monster or beast takes over the survivors. In both stories the fear of a beast makes most of the camp scared of the forest and they choose to stay on the beach to avoid it.
Appart, one of the central points of Lord of the Flies is a critique on human society and human nature. It can be equally argued that this is a central point of the TV show Lost.
Well, finally we can mention some other similarities like the men parachuting onto the island similar to the man who parachuted onto the island in Lord of the flies, the importance of glasses (Piggy's used for making fire in book; Sawyer's , used to read), the character with asthma (Piggy and Shannon) and the accidental murders by confusion (Shannon and Simon).
As the TV show Lost continues, I have no doubt that more and more similarities between it and William Golding's classic novel will appear.
Firstly, the characters in both first arrived by a plane crash and they landed on a deserted island, where they feel they are constantly under the threat of turning wild.
In Lord of the Flies, one of the main character's/leader's name is Jack, just as in Lost. But if you consider it character-wise, Jack in Lost is more like Ralph in the book, because of his calm personality that invites the other's trust. Both leaders, have their own assistants who accompany and support them; in one case is Hurley, and in the other, Piggy.In the novels, there are two players: one is light and one is dark, determinating the sentiment that there are two sides, good and evil. In Lord of the flies, during the day the children are happy and laugh and play, but when the dark falls, the fear of the stranger invades them.
Food is important too. In both Lost and Lord of the Flies, wild boar is the main (even only) source of meat and those who hunt it receive special recognition.
In addition, in the show Lost, as in the book Lord of the Flies, the fear of an anonymous monster or beast takes over the survivors. In both stories the fear of a beast makes most of the camp scared of the forest and they choose to stay on the beach to avoid it.
Appart, one of the central points of Lord of the Flies is a critique on human society and human nature. It can be equally argued that this is a central point of the TV show Lost.
Well, finally we can mention some other similarities like the men parachuting onto the island similar to the man who parachuted onto the island in Lord of the flies, the importance of glasses (Piggy's used for making fire in book; Sawyer's , used to read), the character with asthma (Piggy and Shannon) and the accidental murders by confusion (Shannon and Simon).As the TV show Lost continues, I have no doubt that more and more similarities between it and William Golding's classic novel will appear.
Pau Barrera
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