As I understand, most of you have read Lord of the Flies as freshman, and most of you are surprisingly unaware that it has been adapted twice - once by British producers in 1963, and more recently by Hollywood in 1990. The British version has a much higher rating and is considered to be faithful to the novel. The Hollywood version less so,with most reviewers claiming to be deeply disappointed. Hopefully as a group you will have more to say about this, as it seems you've all read it. Cuckoos and Shawshank... I'm not sure.
With those stories in mind, there are some themes we can examine here again - a setting being more than just a simple place. The island, like Shawshank and the mental hospital, plays a big role in confining our ensemble cast of characters to a world that immediately challenges them. We also have the problem of escape, the problems of hierarchy and control of power, and ultimately - another story without much help from women. The only woman on this island, if I remember, connects with the title "Lord of the Flies" - a female pig, which is discussed here.
So for today's class let's watch one of these (you can vote), and I'd like you to compare the journeys of the book and film.
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