Context

Lord of the Flies, written by William Golding, was published in 1954. The novel is set in the time immediately after World War Two. This is proven as Piggy states "Didn't you hear what the pilot said? About the atom bomb?" As the atom bomb officially marked the end of World War Two, for it to be known and already happened it must be sometime after World War Two. However, a group of British schoolboys are being evacuated (or the reverse) by aeroplane, thus it mustn't be too long after the ending of the Second World War. Stated by the naval officer who rescued them "...a pack of British boys - you're all British aren't you..." Also, we know that the World isn't as advanced as it has currently become. Not all the islands have been discovered, "My Dad they still haven't found all the islands" states Ralph who's father is a naval officer. And not all creatures and animals have been discovered, esp creatures of the sea. "Daddy said they haven't found all the animals in the sea yet," says Maurice who's father is also in the navy. These facts and quotes all explain the context of this novel, that the novel is set in the context of immediately after the ending of World War Two.