The Simpsons

Today in class we watched an episode of The Simpson’s television show. This episode was very closely related to the book we are currently reading, The Lord of The Flies. The first similarity that I noticed was after the kids got stranded on the island Bart stood up and blew into a conch shell to gain the attention of everyone. This is exactly what Ralph would do in the book to call an assembly of the boys. The group consisted of older kids and younger kids but no adults or parents, which is consistent with the book too. Towards the beginning some of the kids discussed the fact that there was a monster on the island. However the one idea that is different from the book is that the monster turns out to be a pig/boar, whereas in the book the monster was the dead man with the parachute. The characters in The Simpson’s show were also representative of the characters in The Lord of The Flies. Ralph is represented by Bart because he is the one who tries to call the group together to figure out a plan. There is also a power struggle between Bart and Nelson, the bully. Milhouse, the boy with the glasses, symbolizes Piggy because he is one of the smarter kids and the one that the other kids automatically start picking on when they arrive at the island. They also stole his glasses just like they did to Piggy in the book. Jack is represented by Nelson, the bully. He is the mean one of the group who does not want to listen to Bart or anyone else tell him what to do. In the television show Nelson is the one who creates a more savage attitude in the group by putting on the war paint and talking about hunting. Lisa, Bart’s sister, symbolizes Simon in the show. She sides with Bart and Piggy, which you can conclude when all three run away towards the end. At the conclusion of the episode they show a pig, or also known as the monster, being roasted over a fire as the children ferociously eat away like savages.