The Lord of the Flies was written in the early 1950's and due to evidence in the book, the boys were marooned on the island during World War II. The boys arrive on the island after their plane is shot down during the war. Golding actually wrote this book not long after returning home from World War II. Due to the war, his view on humanity changed and he realized the evil in human nature which is what the whole book was about.
Another piece of evidence that this book was during the World War II period is when a dead parachutist from a war plane drifts down to the island and gets hung in the tree. This one cadaver is what drives the last bit of sanity from most of the boys' minds especially Jack. This parachutist is what everyone refers to as the beast and ultimately makes savages of everyone.
Another piece of evidence that this book was during the World War II period is when a dead parachutist from a war plane drifts down to the island and gets hung in the tree. This one cadaver is what drives the last bit of sanity from most of the boys' minds especially Jack. This parachutist is what everyone refers to as the beast and ultimately makes savages of everyone.
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