... of how humans cope when forced to survive away from civilization. The following piece will look into another three texts that fit this brief. Lord of the Flies by William Golding, Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson and the feature film Cast Away directed by Robert Zemeckis and starring Tom Hanks. Each ... unofficial protocol of the typical adventure story. Yet no one can deny that as both an individual and a society, we can learn a lot from Lord of the Flies. One of the techniques used by Golding is that of characterisation. This talented author presents these fictitious people i...

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