Comparative Analysis
According to my opinion, Across the Universe has many similarities with the story of the Lord of the Flies. Both of the literary works deal with survival instincts, emerging leadership, and character’s fears or anxieties. For example, in the Lord of the Flies, the character, Piggy, voices his fear of being stranded on the island and dying since no one knows about the crash of the airplane. In Across the Universe, a similar fear takes birth in Elder’s mind when he finds out about the receding health of the engine. He never truly realizes how alone they are in space: “If we fail, there is no one out there to save us.”(Revis 335) He knew the humans on Earth were never going to know the ship’s failure/success, and it didn’t really seem to matter: “If we die, there is no one out there to mourn us.” (Revis 335) In Across the Universe, there is a killer hiding among them. The killer purposely unplugs the cryo chambers of the specialized experts, who are frozen and stored aboard the ship. Lord of the Flies has almost a similar ‘beast’ which causes great panic among the little kids. 
These both novels also contain microcosmical events. For example, both novels display desperation sometimes leads to madness. Elder’s artistic friend, Harley, in Across the Universe loves the beauty of the stars, which helps him to remember his late beloved and gives him a view for his art. He sees the stars through this hidden window among the cryo chambers. Even though, he is one of the kindest and normal characters, he jumps out of the ship and commits suicide out of sheer desperation to be closer to stars. He would rather be among the dead space and beautiful stars for a few seconds and die, than to be stuck on an almost slave-like ship. Just like Harley, Simon is a peaceful character in Lord of the Flies, and sometimes enjoys the beauty of nature away from the group. Although, it is the group’s desperation to kill the beast that finally leads to his death.
According to my opinion, Across the Universe has many similarities with the story of the Lord of the Flies. Both of the literary works deal with survival instincts, emerging leadership, and character’s fears or anxieties. For example, in the Lord of the Flies, the character, Piggy, voices his fear of being stranded on the island and dying since no one knows about the crash of the airplane. In Across the Universe, a similar fear takes birth in Elder’s mind when he finds out about the receding health of the engine. He never truly realizes how alone they are in space: “If we fail, there is no one out there to save us.”(Revis 335) He knew the humans on Earth were never going to know the ship’s failure/success, and it didn’t really seem to matter: “If we die, there is no one out there to mourn us.” (Revis 335) In Across the Universe, there is a killer hiding among them. The killer purposely unplugs the cryo chambers of the specialized experts, who are frozen and stored aboard the ship. Lord of the Flies has almost a similar ‘beast’ which causes great panic among the little kids. 