In the novel Lord of the Flies, by William Golding the setting had a very strong influence in the actions and attitudes of the characters. Setting is the defined in literature as where the story takes place. In Lord of the Flies, the setting is on a deserted tropical island in the middle of the ocean, where a microcosm is able to be established. Three specific examples of how setting influenced the actions and attitudes …showed first 75 words of 677 total…

…showed last 75 words of 677 total…going to suffer defeat as long as he was on that island. In conclusion setting had a major effect on the events that lead to the end of the novel. If it where to have taken place in any other scenario such as a meadow things would have taken a different turn. The setting proved to be a key role in how Golding gave life to the characters of the novel lord of the Flies.