Location and Setting Flashcards
-The island represents the Garden of Eden, perfect until man’s arrival.
-The scar made by the plane shows how the boys immediately affect the island.
-Before humans had arrived, the island had been peaceful and good, full of light and with plenty of food.
-The arrival of the boys brought scarring, fire destruction, violence and fear.
-Their true human natures irreversibly damage the island.
-When the boys are exploring the island, they soon begin to think of it as something which belongs to them (‘their beach’).
-This suggests a savage mindset, where basic instincts take hold. In this case, it’s the instinct to claim and protect ‘their’ territory.
-Golding suggests that humanity is quite arrogant.
-Humans claim any land they want and believe that they have control over what happens there.
-In addition, Golding is suggesting that humans eventually damage or destroy everything beautiful and wondrous anywhere they settle.
