1984 vs. Lord of the Flies

1. 1984 vs. Lord of the Flies By: Sam Curtis and Caroline Niehoff Vs.

2. George Orwell Background -Eric Arthur Blair -born June 25th, 1903 and died January 21st, 1950 -fought in Spanish Civil War Inspiration -against totalitarianism and for democratic socialism

3. William Golding Background Born September 19, 1911 Attended Oxford University, studied English Literature Served in the Navy during WWII Lord of the flies was his first novel Inspired to write LOTF: based on what would really happen if children were left alone with no authority

4. Lord of the Flies Summary Plane for war evacuation crashes on island Group of British boy students survived Attempt to govern themselves and stay alive Important Vocab Beast – a fictional monster that the boys become afraid of Conch - shell that the boys use for system of order Lord of the flies – a pig’s head on a stick that is an offering for the beast

5. Power Want for Power Social Hierarchy

6. Power Want for Power Lord of the Flies 1984 • Jack vs. Ralph • Jack wants power so he can feel important • secure his previous authority, doesn’t want anyone to take it. “the freckles on Jack’s face disappeared under a blush of mortification” • Party vs. People • Want to maintain their power for their personal gain • Want to stay in control, don’t want people to take it • “The Party seeks power entirely for its own sake. We are not interested in the good of others; we are interested solely in power”

7. Power Social Hierarchy Lord of the Flies 1984 Jack/ Ralph, choir group then the littleuns at the top: they have control over the other children “Ralph sat on a fallen trunk, his left side to the sun. On his right were most of the choir; on his left the larger boys who had not known each other before the evacuation; before him small children squatted in the grass” • Big Brother,Party and then proles • Citizens obey Big Brother’s superiority • “At the apex of the pyramid comes Big Brother. • Big Brother is infallible and all-powerful.”

8. Fear Lies Create FearFear of the Unknown

9. Fear Lies create Fear Lord of the Flies 1984 Beast “He still says he saw the beastie. It came and went away again an’ came back and wanted to eat him” • Big Brother • “Big Brother is the guise in which the Party chooses to exhibit itself to the world”

10. FearThe Unknown Lord of the Flies 1984 Unknown environment Not being found “This is an island. At least I think it’s an island. There’s a reef out in the sea. Perhaps there aren’t any grownups anywhere” Unknown environment Being found “You might dodge successfully for a while, even for years, but sooner or later they were bound to get you”

11. Symbolism Connections to the PastHope

12. Symbolism Connections to Past Lord of the Flies 1984 The conch :reminds children of civilization they lived in “S’right. It’s a shell! I seen one like that before” “the conch exploded into a thousand white fragments and ceased to exist” Coral paperweight: time before Big Brother and the Party “What appealed to him about it was not so much the beauty as the air it seemed to possess of belonging to an age quite different from the present one” “Someone had picked up the glass paperweight from the table and smashed it to pieces on the hearthsome”

13. SymbolismHope Lord of the Flies 1984: The signal fire: hope that someone will save them “So we must make smoke on top of the mountain. We must make a fire” The proles: large group of citizens. Only ones that could take down the Party “If there is hope… it lies in the proles”

14. Conclusion Similarities Both novels display themes of a dystopian society Both use fear, power and symbolism to create story Differences LOTF: Competition for power, 1984: one supreme ruler LOTF: Fear created by themselves, 1984: fear created by government