Henceforth, readers can benefit from understanding how these allegories apply to society and human nature. In addition, students can explore the necessity of moral rules, as a guide for human behavior, and a means to maintain social order, …show more content…
The island is full of good things: fresh water, abundant fruit, fish, crabs, and materials to make shelters. Yet, the boys gradually allow fear and chaos to control the formation of their “Island society”, creating the dystopian setting of the novel. The term dystopia refers to a futuristic, fictional place or state in which everything is unpleasant or corrupt, typically a totalitarian or environmentally degraded one. Dystopias, through an exaggerated worst-case scenario, make a criticism about a current trend, societal norm, or political