Lord of the Flies- Setting

The setting affected the story “The Lord of the Flies” in many ways. It effected

how the characters are shaped or how they act because of the surroundings and the

environment in which they have to live. The setting also changed their attitude and

behavior toward each other as the story progress. By affecting the characters’ behavior, it

made an impact on the outcome and the events in the story. The author used an inhabited

island as the setting of the story.

The story takes place in an island in which groups of rich kids are trapped when

their plane was shot at and then crashed. The kids were by themselves without any adults

watching over them. The author used an island to show how kids would interact

with each other without any adults. No adult supervision means that they could do

whatever they want without no one telling them what to do. He also used the setting to

establish a particular atmosphere, and mood. The author wants to ...