In order to cause the reader to feel the atmosphere in its entirety, Golding uses elaborate descriptions.

How does the island initially look to the boys?

Like any adolescent boys, the stranded boys looked on the island with eyes of wonder and satisfaction. Yes, there was the underlying fear of never being rescued, but at first the island was a paradise, full of sweet fruit, endless beaches, and no adults. Nothing but freedom to do whatever they wanted.

2.How does the island look later in the afternoon?

The island looks dark and foreboding. Shadows grow and the chill of night is creeping in. Suddenly, the boys begin to feel that innate longing for safety and comfort.

3.How does chapter three change the perception of the island?

The island is slowly and surely losing its appeal. There is very little good left.

4.What does the "unfriendly side of the mountain" mean?

The unfriendly side is the area where they haven't ventured. It is unknown and hauntingly frightening. Because their section is the side where they crashed and the side where they first came together, it automatically becomes the safe haven. The other side, although possibly identical in ap

The story takes place on an island somewhere in the ocean. The island is described by the author as tropical and boat shaped. Along the coast there are sandy beaches followed by a variety of vegetation and "creepers". There are also the orchards, which rise up to the treeless and rocky and rugged mountain ridge which extends out of the ocean. Judging from the predicament and dialogue in this story the date in which it takes place is probably the mid 1900's during World War II.

individual, the "long scar smashed into the jungle" suggestive of some kind

The island has a mountain that Ralph, Simon, and Jack climb, and from which they are able to see the terrain. This is where the boys are supposed to keep a fire going and where the parachutist landed on the rocks.

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On the rocks, a fort would seem more protected. Also, Jack would undoubtedly be in charge. Ralph's authority was founded on the beach and his skills would be seen as limited to there.

Inland from the lagoon is the jungle with pig trails and hanging vines which the "littluns" fear. Here Jack hunts the pigs, and then Ralph, and this is where the beast supposedly lives. The jungle is also Simon's hiding place when he goes to see the candle bushes. In the same area he sees the pig's head that Jack mounted on a stake.

This island has plenty of advantages. There is food, wildlife, and fresh water. The island kind of represents the earth itself, and the boys its inhabitants. It was not their surroundings, but qualilties or lack of qualities within themselves that led to the downfall of their civilisation. This could symbolise mankind's destruction of our own planet, both by destroying each other and our environment.

6.Why was Jack so determined to have a fort on the rock island?

The mood created in this story is very complex and rapidly changing. It changes from that of a scary, recessive mood to a light, and cheery one. The way in which the story is written the mood can change literally from chapter to chapter. In the beginning it starts out light and happy and as the novel progresses and the boys start to battle, it starts to become dark and savage.

. The origin of the boys on the island gives birth to the

The island setting w

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