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0Compare and Contrast Mary Shelley’s FRANKENSTEIN and William Golding’s LORD OF THE FLIES
Looking at these books in detail it is obvious that there are many comparisons that can be made between Frankenstein and Lord of the Flies, despite the fact that they were written over a century apart. ... Lord of the flies was written at the back end of World War 2, and was published July 1959. ... Golding’s occupations as a Naval Commander and a teacher come across strongly in this book. ...
William Golding presented numerous themes and basic ideas that give the reader something to think about. ...
Golding is also showing that morals come directly from our surroundings, and if there is no civilization around us, we will lose these values. ... "
Other aspects that Golding explore are that when given a chance, people often single out another to degrade and improve their own security. ...
Frankenstein, like Lord of the flies, was set at huge times of change in history, at the turn of the century (1800’s) respectively. ... At the time religion played a very important part in people’s lives and the advances in science and man’s newfound desire to create may create a widespread loss of faith. ... Frankenstein creates a ‘monster’ so to speak. ...
In Lord of the Flies, the book is in ‘order’, while in Frankenstein we start by looking at the conclusion of the tale, then looking at how it came to all this. In Lord of the Flies, though, there is a 3rd person narrative, where as the reader is drawn in being an ‘onlooker’ rather than just a reader. ... Lord of the Flies is set in an island in the middle of nowhere, removed from any civilization. ... The way the island starts off as a paradise resembling Eden and contrasting with the environment and the boy’s behavior turning hostile works well. ... It’s a good island. ... )
Frankenstein, similarly, was ‘away’ from Britain, but in a different way, yet this still does not make it ‘less believable’ though. ... The story becomes even more into reality when Frankenstein comes to London as the fear increases, and the reader can become more familiar with the surroundings.
The setting of the North Pole, although different to Lord of the Flies, work well in a very similar way. (A place not near any real civilization, unknown to many) Unknown is a key word in this, Frankenstein created using unknown methods, the monster reeked havoc in the ‘unknown’ north, fear is also associated with the ‘unknown’.
The characters in both novels have resemblances to each other, in LOTF they are all children, while in Frankenstein they are all adults, again except the odd one. ... Another contrast shows that of the two ‘monsters’ or ‘beasts’. In LOTF the beast is a dead parachute brought to life by the children’s imaginations, while the monster in Frankenstein is created from dead body parts and brought to life by Frankenstein, previously just being a dream or imagination like LOTF. ... Yet in Frankenstein the story is narrated by Frankenstein therefore we only really get an in detail, view of him the closest to him (Family, Friends)
The characters as individuals also show various similarities.
Approximate Word count = 2578
Approximate Pages = 10.3
(250 words per page double spaced)
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