Human Degradation: A Text-to-Film Comparison of the Human Hunts in Connell’s “The Most Dangerous Game” and Golding’s Lord of the Flies

Connell’s “The Most Dangerous Game” and Golding’s Lord of the Flies, published in 1924 and 1954, respectively, rst introduced the metaphor of human hunts and they depict proto-dystopian societies where the idea of cultural progress is questioned, for individuals devolve after nding themselves subje...

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Main Authors: Juan Carlos Saravia Vargas, José Roberto Saravia Vargas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidad de Costa Rica 2018-01-01
Series:Revista de Lenguas Modernas
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Online Access:https://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/rlm/article/view/32069
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spelling doaj-c75a065090bc417aa45ac0de69c42f652020-11-25T03:32:39ZengUniversidad de Costa RicaRevista de Lenguas Modernas1659-19332215-56432018-01-012710.15517/rlm.v0i27.32069Human Degradation: A Text-to-Film Comparison of the Human Hunts in Connell’s “The Most Dangerous Game” and Golding’s Lord of the FliesJuan Carlos Saravia Vargas0José Roberto Saravia Vargas1Universidad de Costa RicaUniversidad de Costa Rica Connell’s “The Most Dangerous Game” and Golding’s Lord of the Flies, published in 1924 and 1954, respectively, rst introduced the metaphor of human hunts and they depict proto-dystopian societies where the idea of cultural progress is questioned, for individuals devolve after nding themselves subjected to the rules of a wild  environment. Movie adaptations of these literary works face the dilemma of delity because, since movies are expected to generate a signi cant income, the changes res- pond to commercial considerations, which, paradoxically, affects the reception of the film.     Las obras “The Most Dangerous Game”, de Connell, y Lord of the Flies, de Golding, publicadas en 1924 y 1954, respectivamente, fueron las primeras en introducir la metáfora de las cacerías humanas. En ellas aparecen so- ciedades protodistópicas, donde la idea del progreso cultural se cuestiona, ya que los individuos retroceden evolutivamente al encontrarse sujetos a las reglas de un ambiente salvaje. Las adaptaciones cinematográ cas de estos textos enfrentan el dilema de la delidad pues, dado que se espera que las películas generen un ingreso económico significativo, los cambios responden a consideraciones comerciales que, paradójicamente, afectan la recepción del filme.  https://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/rlm/article/view/32069human huntsdevolutiontext-to-film comparisonLord of the Flies“The Most Dangerous Game”adaptation
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Human Degradation: A Text-to-Film Comparison of the Human Hunts in Connell’s “The Most Dangerous Game” and Golding’s Lord of the Flies
Revista de Lenguas Modernas
human hunts
devolution
text-to-film comparison
Lord of the Flies
“The Most Dangerous Game”
adaptation
author_facet Juan Carlos Saravia Vargas
José Roberto Saravia Vargas
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title Human Degradation: A Text-to-Film Comparison of the Human Hunts in Connell’s “The Most Dangerous Game” and Golding’s Lord of the Flies
title_short Human Degradation: A Text-to-Film Comparison of the Human Hunts in Connell’s “The Most Dangerous Game” and Golding’s Lord of the Flies
title_full Human Degradation: A Text-to-Film Comparison of the Human Hunts in Connell’s “The Most Dangerous Game” and Golding’s Lord of the Flies
title_fullStr Human Degradation: A Text-to-Film Comparison of the Human Hunts in Connell’s “The Most Dangerous Game” and Golding’s Lord of the Flies
title_full_unstemmed Human Degradation: A Text-to-Film Comparison of the Human Hunts in Connell’s “The Most Dangerous Game” and Golding’s Lord of the Flies
title_sort human degradation: a text-to-film comparison of the human hunts in connell’s “the most dangerous game” and golding’s lord of the flies
publisher Universidad de Costa Rica
series Revista de Lenguas Modernas
issn 1659-1933
2215-5643
publishDate 2018-01-01
description Connell’s “The Most Dangerous Game” and Golding’s Lord of the Flies, published in 1924 and 1954, respectively, rst introduced the metaphor of human hunts and they depict proto-dystopian societies where the idea of cultural progress is questioned, for individuals devolve after nding themselves subjected to the rules of a wild  environment. Movie adaptations of these literary works face the dilemma of delity because, since movies are expected to generate a signi cant income, the changes res- pond to commercial considerations, which, paradoxically, affects the reception of the film.     Las obras “The Most Dangerous Game”, de Connell, y Lord of the Flies, de Golding, publicadas en 1924 y 1954, respectivamente, fueron las primeras en introducir la metáfora de las cacerías humanas. En ellas aparecen so- ciedades protodistópicas, donde la idea del progreso cultural se cuestiona, ya que los individuos retroceden evolutivamente al encontrarse sujetos a las reglas de un ambiente salvaje. Las adaptaciones cinematográ cas de estos textos enfrentan el dilema de la delidad pues, dado que se espera que las películas generen un ingreso económico significativo, los cambios responden a consideraciones comerciales que, paradójicamente, afectan la recepción del filme. 
topic human hunts
devolution
text-to-film comparison
Lord of the Flies
“The Most Dangerous Game”
adaptation
url https://revistas.ucr.ac.cr/index.php/rlm/article/view/32069
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