After reading Stephen King's Survivor Type, and watching Robert Zemeckis production of Castaway, I have noticed many similarities in the both the setting and the plot, aside from the fact that both are taking place on unknown islands. In both stories, two very normal, successful grown men are in some sort of traveling accident which lead them both to drifting to the shore of a deserted unknown island. Some of the similarities in the stories are the influence of the setting, the affects of extended isolation, and symbolism of elements such as the heroin in Survivor Type and Wilson in Castaway. Although both stories and circumstances may be very similar, the actions of the characters play a serious role in determining the outcomes of each survivor.

In these stories, the setting in which they take place are huge factors. The setting plays a very big role...