Reading Focus

One moment during the story with Social Setting was in the beginning when Piggy found Ralph,
"What's your name?"
"Ralph."
"The fat boy waited to be asked his name in turn but this proffer of acquaintance was not made"(9)
This moment in the story was an example of social setting because Piggy's interference with Ralph set up his friendship with Ralph. They were starting to introduce and Ralph introduced himself but didn't let Piggy. Which was how their relationship is during the whole book. Ralph is the superior and Piggy never got the respect the others got, or he deserved.

Another moment of the story when there was an example of social setting was when the big kids and little ones were making rules and plans for them on the island. Ralph spoke,"That's what the shell's called. I'll give it to the conch to the next person to speak. He can hold it when he's speaking."
There was different ides from the crowd, "But-," "Look-," "And he won't be interrupted. Except by me." "Jack was on his feet." Jack felt as he was also a superior and he can do whatever he likes to. That statement showed that Jack was not going to respect Ralph as a leader and he didn't.(33)

There was also another event in the story that showed social setting, "He says the beastie came in the dark." This was a little one, who was the first to bring up the beast. "Then he couldn't see it!" "Laughter and cheers."(36) They laughed at the little one while he was talking, but the beast came up to be a significant part of the book. More of the boys started to believe that there was a beast and there was no beast. This caused all kinds of trouble for the boys, it even caused one boy to be killed by the others.