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. ... 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. ... In LOTF we get an overview of the characters as of he 3rd person narrative, which gives us a more in depth view. ... Victor, by creating a life with old body parts is playing "God" in a sense, at a time when religion was a key part in peoples live. ... Supposed to bring back ...

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• Grade Level: High School

" When he learns what has happened on the island, the officer is reproachful: how could this group of boys, he asks-and English boys at that-have lost all reverence for the rules of civilization in so short a time? ... Now, when all he can do is struggle to stay alive as long as possible, a deus ex machina (an improbable or unexpected device or character that suddenly appears to resolve a situation) appears, at the last possible moment, in the form of the naval officer who brings the boys back to the world of law, order, and society. ... Much of the novel is allegorical, meaning that the ...

• Word Count: 11237
• Approx Pages: 45
• Grade Level: High School