How does the island setting affect the boys' behavior in the first few chapters of Lord of the Flies? It forces the boys to let go of some of society's conventions. It allows the boys to stop arguing and fighting with one another. It pushes the boys to play more pranks and jokes on each other. It leads the boys to become lazy and more reliant on others.

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Duke

17 July, 10:56

How does the island setting affect the boys' behavior in the first few chapters of Lord of the Flies? It forces the boys to let go of some of society's conventions. It allows the boys to stop arguing and fighting with one another. It pushes the boys to play more pranks and jokes on each other. It leads the boys to become lazy and more reliant on others.

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Lucian Huffman · Answer 1

It forces the boys to let go of some of society's conventions.

Explanation:

When you go through the starting few chapters, you understand that the boys are on a "deserted" island, and they immediately realize that they are pretty much stranded, without a lot of resources and adult supervision.

So they (and you, the Reader) understand that they have to just let go of some of society's convention, and adapt more to that wilderness state of mind.