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Lord Of The Flies And The Withered

Arm Comparison Essay, Research Paper


I have chosen ?The Lord of the Flies? and


?The Withered Arm? because they are similar even though they were written


in different time periods. Lord of the Flies was written in the 20th century


and the Withered arm was written in the 19th century.


Lord of the flies by William Golding


The title signifies Death, devil (Beelzebub).


The Withered arm by Thomas Hardy


The title signifies decay or decline.


Settings:


The withered arm is set in the 19th century


on a farm. This is in Anglebury .The story starts of on Mr Lodges farm


and finishes on the farm. Gertrude lodge lives in a mud built cottage.


The lord of the flies is set on a fictitious


remote island in the 20th century. The story starts of in the jungle. They


later move onto the beaches. They then move to other locations on the island


such as the fort and the mountain.


Differences and similarities between settings


Both of the settings are isolated. Lord


of the Flies, is on an island so they cant get off but in the Withered


Arm there is not much transport so wherever you went you would have to


walk or get a horse.


The settings are different because they


are set in different periods.


Themes:


Lord of the flies:


Good and evil, good and evil is a fairly


large theme in the story. Early in the novel good is represented by the


conch this is a symbol of decency and order. The two tribes Represent good


and evil in the best way. However, there are other things such as the beast


and the ship. The beast frightens them because they think it is an evil


sign. The ship is a good sign but they do not manage to flag it down, because


Jack had not looked after the fire. This springs an almost air of hatred


between Ralph and Jack.


Law and order, plays a big role in the


story. It comes into play at the very beginning with the conch. Ralph and


Piggy find the shell and Ralph blows it, this draws all the children onto


the beech. The conch later becomes an element of law and order, because


the boys are only aloud to talk during meetings if they have the conch.


Fear, fear is probably the biggest theme


in the story there is a big list of elements of fear such as the fear of


the beast, the isolation of the island, the war outside of the island,


the fear of not being rescued, the fear of Jacks group (savages) and the


fear of fear itself.


The Withered arm:


The withered arm shares the same themes


of the lord of the flies Good and evil, this is symbolised when Gertrude


lodge turns up to Rhoda brook and says about her bad arm. This is in conjunction


to when Rhoda has a dream about Gertrude and her having a bad arm.


Order, order plays an important part in


The Withered Arm, there is order between the social classes. Farmer lodge


will not acknowledge anyone he sees on the road or any place else. He shows


this when the boy is walking past the carriage of Farmer Lodge.


Characters:


Lord of the Flies:


Ralph, he is portrayed as a typical British


boy, he has led a life that illustrates a perfect British boyhood. Ralph?s


father is a commander in the Royal Navy. This may endorse his image of


law and order when

he is voted leader. Ralph demonstrates a quiet authority


which the boys appreciate and favour compared to jacks more harsh and aggressive


approach.


He is practical, strong-minded, athletic,


kind and a middle-class boy.


Piggy, his unattractive appearance and


remoteness from the group prevent him from making an involvement to life


on the island. He is the most intelligent boy on the island. He moans a


lot and is put to manual labour by the other boy?s.


He is Intelligent, asthmatic, overweight


and his father is dead.


Jack Merridew, Jack is the character in


the story that you are supposed to despise. He bases his stand on him being


leader by, ?I can sing C sharp?. His key involvement to the survival of


the boys is the fact that he leads the savages (hunters) They provide the


meat by tracking the pigs. The whole experience of the island to Jack,


is one big game. He is leader of the choir, red hair, aggressive and dominant,


arrogant, envious, chief of savages.


Simon, he is described on several occasions


as ?funny?, ?queer?, ?batty? and ?crackers? He is courageous because he


climbed the mountain to face the beast. He has a different insight to all


the going on?s around the island. Simon is the only boy who tries to explain


the notion of evil.


He is courageous, shy, kind, thoughtful,


sensitive, strange, intelligent and observant.


Sam and Eric, these are twins that are


known as one person ?Sam n Eric?. Like many twins, they have their own


private language and finish each others sentences. Sam also brings up another


theme of, good and evil he says ?I got mixed up with myself? meaning he


had good and evil fighting inside him. They act as one person


The boy with the birth mark, throughout


the novel, the minor characters remain unknown, but this minor character


is purposely given a physical characteristic, which makes him memorable.


Consequently, when he is missing after the fire it is obvious that he has


disappeared and the boys are made strongly aware of the consequences of


their actions.


He has a deliberate physical feature so


he can be remembered.


The parachutist, having asked for a sign


from the outside world, the dead airman is what they get. They see him


as a representation of death, decay and decline. He is the boys worst fear


in the form of ?the beast?.


The Withered arm:


Rhoda Brooke, she lives in a cottage with


mud walls, she is working class. She works on Mr Lodges farm as a milkmaid.


Rhoda has a son whose name is not given in the story. Rhoda is very quiet


and keeps herself to herself. She had a love affair with Mr Lodge but it


is over and, no one knows.


Gertrude lodge, Gertrude is Mr Lodges new


lady, she is very pretty ?Her face too fresh in colour, but it was of totally


different quality ? soft and evanescent, like the light under a heap of


rose petals? She is young ?her hair is lightish, and her face as comely


as a live doll?s.


Farmer Lodge, Farmer Lodge is the farther


of Rhoda?s son. He owns the farm that Rhoda works on


Boy is the son of Rhoda he loves his mum


and would do anything for her. Rhoda sends her son out to spy on Farmer


Lodges new lady (Gertrude).

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