lotf compared to hod
... "(Golding 71) This can be compared to the darkness which surfaced in Kurtz and the natives of the Congo, however their darkness was the result of greed rather than ignorance. ... The two novels can be compared in many ways according to the characters, and the tests they take along the journey of their lives. Piggy and Ralph can be compared to Marlow in the fact that they had either passed the test or clearly gained the self-knowledge to prevent the potential darkness within themselves from escaping. The two groups, the hunters and the natives can be similarly compared in terms regarding the characters who attempted to take the test but failed, an action which can, but not in these two cases, result in self-knowledge.