Many times, when people try to relay someone's message, they often get it wrong because people see things in their own personal views. The novel Lord of the Flies, by William Golding, and the screenplay, by Peter Brook, shows viewers just how true it is that everyone sees things differently. In Lord of the Flies, Golding tries to get us to use our minds by challenging us to see the symbolism in his novel, yet Brook downplays this in his movie and by doing so, the viewer doesn't get Golding's full message. .
One of the symbolic items in Lord of the Flies is the fire. In the novel, the reader can see that Ralph uses it to keep in touch with society. When Ralph says, "Your only hope is keeping a signal fire going as long as there's light to see. Then maybe a ship"ll notice the smoke and come and rescue us and take us home," (Golding 178) the reader can see Ralph is trying to keep civilization alive and is trying to get the boys home as soon as possible. In the movie, the fire looks as if it is a simple campfire rather than a means for survival. There is little reference to the fire in the movie and Brook doesn't show that most things are connected to the fire like cooking the meat, the fights that happen on the island and the need for society. .
The novel also references Piggy's glasses as playing an important role on the island where the boys have landed. Throughout the book the reader can see the glasses symbolize intelligence. When the reader first meets Piggy, they see that he is a very knowledgeable and rational person. Throughout the book as Piggy's glasses progressively worsen in their physical state, Piggy and his wisdom worsen in their mental state. Towards the middle of the book when the boys are lighting a fire, Jack and Piggy end up in a physical confrontation resulting in Piggy's glasses being partially broken. At this part of the book, readers can see that he doesn't do things as he normally would and he starts to come down towards the other boys" level.
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