Explain the importance of the setting in Lord of the Flies.I just wonder if things would have been the same in a different place or era. ...

In Lord of the Flies, the setting is
extremely important. It is important knowing the boys cannot turn to adults for help.
Being totally isolated on an island, with no adult supervision and discipline, the boys
give in to savage-like behavior. The setting is important in that the boys have to hunt
for food. There is no food, except for fruit, on the island. The boys are forced to
search for food. It is during the hunt that the boys become
savage-like.

In the beginning, it was difficult for Jack to
kill a pig. He let the first pig get away, more or less, out of fear of killing it. As
he begins to kill pigs on a regular basis, he becomes more savage. The setting
cooperates with his intentions which are becoming more
evil.

Because the boys are stranded on an island, they are
exposed to dangers that cause the boys to abandon discipline. For example, the beast or
imagination of the beast is becoming a part of the setting. Jack and his hunters become
savage-like to contend with the beast. The setting offers Jack and his hunters an outlet
to show their savage behavior. Indeed, the setting is ideal for exposing the boys'
savagery. Being alone on an island, with a build up of anger at being stranded, the
setting takes on a harsh feeling:

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Thus the setting reinforces Golding's view of
human nature as a struggle of good intentions and positive concepts like love and faith
against the harshness of nature and human failings like
anger.