In this essay I will be comparing the movie Cast Away with the previous book that we read, Lord of the Flies. There were several different themes that ran throughout the book. Some of them that I will cover in my essay are the struggles for leadership and power is often difficult. Humans are often lead by the fears, superstition, and prejudice of the unknown to commit or support actions or policies that are barbaric. …showed first 75 words of 531 total…

…showed last 75 words of 531 total…is the war that is going on, not only on the island, between Ralph, Piggy and Jack's hunters, but a larger war is going on in the adult world. The war going on in the world was ultimately the reason for the boys ending up on the island to start with. In Cast Away the presence of evil was present when he had thoughts of hanging himself from the tree on top of the cliff.