Explore the significance of setting in Lord of the Flies and Heart of Darkness William Golding was born in Cornwall in 1911, graduated in literature at university and spent the 2nd world war years as a royal naval commander. He later became a schoolteacher, and it was during this period that Lord of the Flies was published in 1945. Joseph Conrad was born in Poland in 1857, studied top be a naval officer in the merchant navy, passing …showed first 75 words of 1836 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1836 total…settings are tranquil and serene, and normality exist, a degree order and stability. In Lord of the Flies, the atmosphere is portrayed by the peaceful picturesque lagoon In Heart of Darkness it is portrayed by the silent somber water of the Thames. The opening settings give way to the jungle environments and normality descends into chaos and savagery. Against this background of primal forest man’s regression to a primitive state goes unchecked. Word count 1,811