Why is setting significant in Lord of the Flies?

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Why is setting significant in Lord of the Flies?

In Lord of the Flies, the setting has an important influence on the story and the actions of the characters in it. As it is set on a deserted Island, isolated away from society and civilisation, it allows a microcosm to be born. A plane crash causes the schoolboys to land on the Island and force them to create civilisation between themselves.

The fact that the boys are away from rules and reason give them lease to misbehave and do as they wish, which couldn't be done if they were lost somewhere else, highlighting the importance of the Island's isolation. The idea of being without "grown-ups" seems daunting to Piggy, but for the rest of the group it is more like an adventure. Piggy sometimes seems to be the only one with a mature mindset, and he realises that they could be stuck on the Island forever, while the little un's, choir boys and the rest don't think about the long term. The Island is described as quite like a luxury holiday, "palm terrace" and "white surf flinked on a coral reef", which also shows how the boys only think of their time on the island to be temporary.

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On the Island, where there are no grown-ups, there are no boundaries. Because all the boys are just children, they have not learnt the proper values of what civilisation means and how it is created, or how to live in peace. Most of the boys did not know eachother and therefore have to live amongside strangers, and instead of trying to do it in a collected way, because the majority haven't yet learnt manners, there are many arguements and the civilisation that was somewhat built up during the reign of Ralph deteriorates very quickly. The boys are no longer ...

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Although there are some key points made about language choices in this essay the response as whole is too superficial and doesn't show an in depth understanding of the text. 3 Stars