Wednesday, October 7, 2015

The connection between the TV show Lost and Lord of the Flies

Both the American Television show Lost and Lord of the flies are Directly linked Because They Both adventure and Mystery books are based off of Survival. 

Lord of the flies, is set During the time of World War 2 on a Deserted Island. It Talks about schoolboys who Survived a Plane Crash on this Island and are now stranded there without any Adults Around What to Tell Them What to do or not to do. It started with a meeting where the boys decided to vote for a leader, who then guides them and gives orders. This boy the protagonist, Ralph. The schoolboy who came second in the election was the antagonist of the story, Jack. Another protagonist of the story is chunky, nerdy boy called Piggy who wears glasses and is very logical. When Ralph found the conch in the beginning of the story, it was blown to symbolize the calling of a meeting. The possession of the conch also symbolized that they may talk while all others must listen and wait for their turn of the conch. As Ralph thought that building a fire would be the only signal for rescue, he instructed all the boys to do so. However, as time goes on hunters, and Majority of the Boys Began to be lazy and left Ralph, Piggy and Simon to do the Work. This is the Start of the break down in Civilized Society.   The Boys Suggest That there is a Beast on the Island. One time Ralph Noticed a Ship was passing by and went up the mountain to find that there was no signal fire. Ralph took control and scolded the hunters, however hunters did not care but became more interested in hunting. Later on, the boys thought the dead parachutist was the beast . Enraged by not being chief, Jack took his choir with him to make a new tribe. All this tribe did was hunt. They killed a pig and put its head on a stick as sacrifice for the beast. Later on Simon, one who is in tuned with nature sees the pig's head and it talks to him. After this hallucination Simon realizes the real beast is not on the island but within them. As Simon goes to find the boys to tell them, they are enjoying a feast and thought Simon was the beast and accidentally killed him. 

Television in the show Lost , forty eight Were Passengers left stranded on a Deserted Island as Well after a Horrible Plane Crash. The Survivors included a Doctor, an ESCAPED Fugitive, a con man,   an Iraqi Interrogator, a Korean couple and a man Married Formerly Confined to a Wheelchair who is now inexplicably healed. This group of People Find That the Island has many Mysterious Creatures like polar Bears, Housing and Hatches with Electricity and running Hot and Cold Water.   The group of Island Residents are Called "The Others," and there is a mysterious man called Jacob. They also found signs of those who came to the island before. They found out that in the 19th century, a ship called "The Black Rock" visited this deserted island, a plane from a failed drug run as well as a group of researchers who settled there in the past. The survivors also encounter a ship. They thought it would rescue them but instead it killed them. Some members of the plan crash known as the "Oceanic six" escaped the island made their way back to their home. 

Although the MOST LIKELY Television show is based on the novel, there are many Differences. For Example, When They Landed on a Deserted Island in Lord of the flies are the ones who are stranded while Young Boys aging 5-11 in Lost there are about 48 Adults. In Lost the Adults Were Scared, BUT in Lord of the flies and the Boys Were happy Scared Were there no Adults Around. Similarities are That Both have a Mysterious Monsters. There are even Similarities in characters. For Example Ralph is a Leader of Unanimous vote and in Lost Their Leader Dr. Jack Shepard. 


As you can see there are many connections that can be drawn between both literatures. Both face conflicts they had encountered like power, civilization and fight for survival. 

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  2. Wow this is a really go connection to something that we wouldn't think relates as its a modern day TV show. I've watched this show before and never would have thought to connect it!

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  4. Stephanie,

    This is a great connection that you have made between modern day and a fictional book that takes place during WW2 as Monet said. I love how you write about what Lord of the flies is about and then Lost, followed by a paragraph comparing them side by side.

    Great connection!

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  5. Nice Connection stephanie. another Difference Between the Two is How in LOTF the Boys are Mostly similar In Looks but In "Lost" You described A Wide variety of People. this Is interesting Since Both groups Initially have A Unanimous leader. This Might show How regardless Of anything, Everyone will Act Similarly in the Same situation.


    fyi, whoever Edits this – the Population of agloe Will actually be One until may 29th at Noon.

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  6. Stephanie,
    This is an interesting connection, I'v not seen the show but it sounds like it does relate. When the people are killed by the thing they thought would save them, it connects to the fact that the boys in Lord of the Flies thought other humans, their species would save them all. However, a few of them were physically killed by their own species and the beast, and all of them were mentally killed. At the end of the book, someone does "save" them, but it's a human who's engaged in killing others.
    Phoebe

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  7. Stephanie,
    Though your connections from the LOTF and Lost are pretty good, I would like to add a one more. This is kind of a irrational comment, but you said that the people in Lost thought that the boat would rescue them but it didn't. This is kind of the opposite of what happens in LOTF. In LOTF the boat gives them hope and rescue and makes them realize what they've done. I'm just assuming (I haven't watched Lost) that they realize that they might be stuck there longer. Also the end of Lost is supposedly just all a dream, kind of like how LOTF is a fiction book I guess? Yeah, but really good connections.

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  8. Very good connections to the Lord of the Flies. I have watched some of the show and noticed some of the similarities when we started to read the book. ALthough I did not notice all of your points. Very good job.

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