Lord of the Rings or Lord of the Flies?

It seems to me you really did miss the point of Lord of the Flies: It isn't about just some boys who kill a fat kid, it's a masterpiece by Sir William Golding, which explores society as a whole. The usage of symbolism in that book (For example, the conch shell is a symbol of order, and as it physically wears away, society is breaking down. When it is finally smashed, it symbolizes that society and rational thought for the Hunters is completely gone.) is superb, and the depth that he uses to go into detail about what happens when you are taken from society and stranded for an unspecified amount of time: Chaos and Fear. Enough fear to make children turn into hunters to try and kill "the beast", which in all actuality is just a figment of their imaginations.

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But honestly, the two are so completely different it isn't really fair to compare them.
 
I agree with Jake, you're comparing arguably the greatest fantasy novels of all time with one of the greatest Satirical works of all time. / That would be like comparing Star Wars with Jersey Shore.

Maybe you should try LOTR vs the Chronicles of Narnia, or Lord of the flies with Animal Farm, 1984, or Brave New World.
 
Hmm, that's actually a really hard comparison. I read and saw the movie to Lord of the Flies, but I only watched the movies when it comes to Lord of the Rings. (Although I've been meaning to read the books since I have them.) Movie wise Lord of the flies doesn't even compare to Lord of the Rings. I'm not positive which version I saw, but it was very different from the book and I found that to be very disappointing.

I think even without of having read the Lord of the Rings books I can say I like it better then Lord of the Flies, but that by no means is saying I don't like Lord of the Flies. I thought the book was wonderful and I really enjoyed it. I even teared up a little at the end. It's just that Lord of the Rings was very engaging and much more so for me then the other. Then again comparing a movie to a book of two different stories isn't the fairest of comparisons. Seeing as I've only read the book of one. I suppose all I really can say is that both were excellent in their separate formats. Haha, maybe I'll get back to you after I finally read Lord of the Rings.
 
Sort of a ridiculous comparison, but I'm going to go with The Lord of the Flies. It's one of my favorite books.
 
I have never read, or watched LOTR, but I hate Lord of the Flies so much I like LOTR better. Funny thing was, I am an A student but I had like a C+ in LA while we were reading Lord Of the flies, so I worked really hard to bring it back up to an A, which I did by doing extra credit work, finding out the meaning, and actually pretending I liked it. The teachers were very impressed and thought I loved the book, when In reality, I despised it more than anyone else :P
 
^It just seemed to old-school and surreal for me. I mean was killing your classmates and saying "Wizard, That's quite Wacco!" cool back in those days?
 
^ I know but it was just really boring, yet violent. I know it was hailed as great and philosophical but the kids were immature throughout the whole thing, they thought kiling was a joke.
 
AceDragonite said:
^ I know but it was just really boring, yet violent. I know it was hailed as great and philosophical but the kids were immature throughout the whole thing, they thought kiling was a joke.
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I certainly would have enjoyed reading Lord of the flies more, had i read it now, when im in college. Its easier to enjoy and understand in a more intellectual setting, i think. But i was in love with LOTR for the longest time. :D
 
I've only read LOTR so far, and I liked it. Actually I never had an idea about what Lord of the Flies might be about (yes, I did hear the name before, but just that) until I read this thread.
 
Masterge77 said:
Lord of the Rings, just where the hell are the flies anyways.....
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The title is Symbolic. (If you read the book); remember when they put the Pig Head on the stick? There were flies surrounding it. There were also some other points in the book in which there were symbolic symbols regarding flies (I think. It's been years).

Anyways, I've never read LOTR, so I guess I would have to go with LOTF. However, I actually didn't like the book all too much at the time, mainly because my teacher gave out so much work, and whenever we were about to read the book, my teacher would than bring out a Conch and blow into it. Though looking back on it now, I guess the book was pretty good, considering nowadays I really enjoy books and such in which you can see the symbolism and foreshadowing in it.
 
Umm I like Lord of the Rings better.
 
Honestly, Lord of the Flies. I've never been into LoTR and the psychological aspect of Lord of the Flies is amazingly deep and awesome to look into.
 
Never read Lord of the Flies. And anyway Lord of the Rings was made were I live here in New Zealand, and my dad knows Peter Jackson. The Movie may not be my favorite of all but I did enjoy it
 
While, as many have pointed, it is hard to compare the two with them being so completely different, I would say that Lord of the Flies is my preferred of the two. It is a wonderful book, and I'm so glad that I had the right teacher to teach it when I read it in school because it really helped me to understand everything behind it, it's great.
 
An island all to ourselves? It's like that book, Lord of the Flies, except with more card games.

Random quotes--and love for this thread--aside, I'm going to have to say that Lord of the Flies is my preference out of these two books. I've read it and Lord of the Rings in the same year, so the comparison between them are easier for me to make. I preferred the writing style and the story itself. Plus all the symbolism.

And, well, I just have a weakness for books about children being left alone without adults and seeing what develops.
 
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