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Well, of course an author is free to attempt to burnish a story with the lustre of Greek mythology, but it

Posted by tinear on April 11, 2012 at 07:31:23:
does help if there's a tad of relevance: Kat as... Theseus, founder of Athens? Don't think so.
Now, similar doesn't mean equal: both are stories of children reverting to "primitive" behaviors, hunting one another; both are brought to this situation by adult-created circumstances; both portray the struggle of survival at any cost with maintaining some sort of moral compass and conscience.
Of course, comparing the quality of these works, either as book or film, is ludicrous. One is a "young adult's" book, the other a highly lauded novel. And, please, let us not stoop to compare Brook to what's-his-name as directors.
HG is entertainment with a lot of gloss but little substance.