Connections Between Lost and Lord of the Flies
Becoming isolated on an island with a group of people can change a person drastically. Losing touch with society can cause paranoia, depression, and many other health issues. Many people who are lost become feral, almost like a wild animal. The director of Lost had shown clear connections between his show and William Golding’s Lord of the Flies. In both, the characters are left on an island to fend for themselves and survive harsh conditions many people do not have to go through. Both the show and the novel represent survival of the fittest, violence, and character development after being removed from civilization. Jack from Lord of the flies and Sawyer from Lost both have a competitive side when it comes to survival of the fittest. They both have a distrust of authority figures such as Ralph and Sayid. This often results in some sort of conflict…show more content… Hurley from Lost was a scared man who would faint at the sight of blood when he first arrived on the island. Now he is a strong man who will not give up. “Look, I don't know about you, but things have really sucked for me lately, and I could really use a victory. So let's get one, dude! Let's get this car started. Let's look Death in the face and say, 'Whatever, man!” (Lost). Unfortunately Ralph from Lord of the flies has changed for the worse. He first started out as a strong leader who did not let anyone push him around. As the story progressed he became weaker and weaker the more Jack took over. Golding had said “The tears began to flow and sobs shook him. He gave himself up to them now for the first time on the island; great, shuddering spasms of grief that seemed to wrench his whole body”(Golding). By the end of the story Ralph was left for dead until help had arrived. Hurley and Ralph are both great examples of character development after being stranded on an
