Every day in our lives we see young people. Youth is everywhere around us. Youth is at the center. Youth can be positive or negative. It can be playful or subdued. In the novel Lord of the Flies (1954) by William Golding, the novel focuses on a group of boys who are stranded on an island after a plane crash during World War II. The boys must work together to survive and maintain their sense of civilization in order to be saved. In the reality show Kid Nation (2007), a group of children must learn to live with each other and get along for 40 days. The kids from Kid Nation live in Bonanza City, New Mexico. The boys crash-landed on an island somewhere in the ocean. It is extremely important to know the settings as there will be similarities and differences between LOTF and Kid Nation. Both texts are similar in the way they address the topic of youth. In LOTF, the shell was broken near the end of the book, just like the job board is burned in Kid Nation. However, the children in both stories couldn't care less and continue with their business. "Children will be children" is the idea present in both texts. LOTF itself said in chapter 1 that boys will go crazy without boys. around. “These aren't just kids; they are schoolchildren accustomed to having every party in their life decided for them. No wonder they go a little crazy when they are alone and without adults around.” (Chapter 1) The quote here says that boys are destined to go crazy. Kids have to survive on their own without adults around. Later in the story, Ralph complains that no one is building cabins. They are hunting or just playing. Likewise, Kid Nation supports this idea of ​​youth. The work office in Bonanza City burned down and the kids took this as a sign that it was... middle of paper... and disputes in LOTF, there were no excuses and compromises. The problems kept getting worse and worse. Male and female youth are different. Guys don't like to talk about things. Now it's more of a struggle, we'll talk about it later. Girls just like to talk. It can get physical, but talking is preferable. Both stories handle violence and youth issues differently. Ultimately, Lord of the Flies and Kid Nation have similar subtexts about youth. They can be different in other subtexts. LOTF says youth would be terrible without adult supervision and Kid Nation says kids will eventually band together and work things out among themselves. They both say "kids will be kids." Works Cited "We've All Decided to Go Mad." Children's Nation. CBS, New Mexico, December 12, 2010 Television.Golding, William, Lord of the Flies, New York: The Berkley Publishing Group, 1954. Print.