The island: I got the impression that the island was comparable to one's most delightful dream. It's a beautiful and peaceful haven, full of serenity and life, which is coincidentally also uninhabited by humans. As soon as the airplane full of children crashes, the island is mentioned as having a scar. Since this book made referrals to the second World War, I believe that Golding was making an allusion to the atomic bombs and the …showed first 75 words of 1382 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1382 total…ing into such great detail. He meant to convey the message to the reader that even a small child like Henry, who really knows no better, loves having control. I think that he is pointing out how every human being has a urge for power and it is within out nature to act on the urge. This is also a way of foreshadowing what may happen later on in the book, something dealing with control?