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Comparing Lord Of The Flies And Twelfth Night Comparative Essay

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In the novel, The Lord of the Flies and The Twelfth Night, the similar theme of adapting to different cultures become evident. However, other conflicts and difficult do arise when adapting to a culture different from one’s previous customs. While being far away from their homes not able to return, the characters from both The Lord of the Flies and The Twelfth Night begin to develop a new way of living. Being trapped or lost from one’s home and having to adapt to new surroundings, enables conflicts to arise and the characters can discover their true selves. In the Lord of the Flies, a group of boys were all found on the same plane flying over the ocean in the midst of WWII. In the center of an air battle, the boys find their plane venturing down at a rapid rate. After the plane crashes to the ground, the boys realize they are …show more content…

Although Viola faced a lot of confusion and conflicts she was equipped to handle this because she was mostly causing it by cross dressing and lying about who she truly was. But, Maria, Sir Toby and Sir Andres, servants to Olivia, all decided to play practical jokes on Molvolio. By giving Molvolio a note and disguising it to look like Olivia’s hand writing, they caused Molvolio to make a fool of himself. The note left him directions to behave and dress a certain, this caused ignominious Molvolio to become confused. By being deceitful and conspiring, Sir Toby, Maria, and Sir Andrews colors shined through. Not to mention, Molvolio’s true self became evident after misidentifying the letter. Molvolio became arrogant and was filled with self-importance, but when things became clear and Molvolio discovered the note was not written from Olivia he became embarrassed. He could not move forward, forgive and forget, so he left. This is how misidentification can cause conflicts and cause character’s true selves to shine

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