By The Waters Of Babylon

Part I of Essay
The short story and the movie planet of the apes were both futuristic stories. They also both showed the evil sides of today’s man and the chaos and mass destruction that we are capable of accomplishing. They portrayed today’s man as selfish, violent, and ful ....

Part II of Essay
.... in charge did not allow people to go into these so-called forbidden places. In the story the people in charge were called the high priests. In the movie the planet of the apes the main people in charge were the elder apes and Dr. Zayus. In both stories their reasons for having the forbidden zones were similar they wanted to hide the past from them so they do not do it again. One last strange similarity is that they both took place in New York City or in that area. In the main character and narrator was a boy on the verge of manhood. ....