The comparison of themes between Lord of the Flies and Animal FarmThe author of Animal Farm, Orwell, tells the story of a tragedy in a farm and the mortal lives of a group of animals. Due to the disappearance of humans, Napoleon abuses his power and gradually transforms into a human. Orwell also used animals to make it clear that humans are corrupt because of power. The author of Lord of the Flies, Golding, shows a similar story where it deals with the life and death situation of a group of lost boys on an island who are trying to establish a democracy while on the island. Both authors of the novels, Lord of the Flies and Animal Farm, demonstrate the comparison between the theme of human and animal nature in contexts where traditional authority is absent. Mainly, the two books show themes of similar nature and their relationship. The kids in Lord of the Flies and the animals in Animal Farm display different perspectives and attitudes toward nature that represent their distinct personalities and spiritual tendencies. William Golding's novel Lord of the Flies enumerates the games his characters play with different intentions. Golding tries to play the game of life with the varied human nature of his characters (Wilson 54). Jack and his group have different and crueler ways of "playing" than Ralph because he is a much more relaxed character who brings with him the evil shades of a possible obvious evil. All the events that the boys consider as games such as hunting, killing, singing and dancing are key elements in destroying the foundation of the new society on the island. Symbolically speaking, all games have a deeper meaning, in fact it is not just a game used for entertainment. At the beginning, the boys play... center of paper...comparison of themes between Lord of the Flies and Animal Farm, William Golding shows examples that power has a way of making someone become selfish and evil. Examples are the abuse of authority by man, where power tends to take control of one's soul, and the destruction of nature by man, where the beauty of nature differs from the social and moral degradation of children . Burkin states that the loss of innocence is the gaining of knowledge of evil, which corrupts and darkens his heart (44). Evil has corrupted the hearts of Jack and Napoleon. Both authors see human nature and behavior as negative and pessimistic. Novels are used to show that humans are closer to savagery and that inner evil is within each of us. Presented in characters from Golding and Orwell's novels, Jack and Napoleon represent corrupt leaders going through a power struggle.