Study Guide compares the book Lord of the Flies by William Golding to the movie Lord of the Flies (1990) starring Balthazar Getty, Chris Furrh, Daniel Pipoly, James Badge Dale (listed as Badgett Dale), Andrew Taft, Edward Taft, Gary Rule, Terry Wells. Screenplay by Sara Schiff, based on the novel by William Golding. Directed by Harry Hook. Produced by Ross Milloy. A Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Picture. This is the most accessible film version of the book via DVD and streaming. Even though the movie leaves out the parachutist, turns the British schoolboys into Americans, and invents the character of Captain Benson, the basic plot, setting, symbols, characters, and group dynamics are the same as the book.

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The Common Core Standards call for comparing the novel text to a different version, especially a film version. Movie Version study guides provide reliable information about the comparison to know if student responses are accurate. Movie Version study guides compare the movie of a book to the book itself. The study guides cover both the plot and characters in the movie and the book.

Each study guide contains:

The Movie: A scene-by-scene comparison with chapters in the book, including errors and omissions in the movie.

The Book: Complete chapter-by-chapter summaries of the book.

How Accurate is the Movie? Each study guide rates the movie’s accuracy according to Plot, Characters, Setting, Structure, Symbols, and Theme and reveals what’s in the movie that’s NOT in the book and what’s in the book that’s NOT in the movie.

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