Golding needed a place that could be believable but at the same time would place the children in total isolation. The island is in the middle of nowhere with no set bearings which will make it harder for the probability of rescue.
There has been nothing to spoil the island prior to man's arrival on the island. It is mankind who ahs brought the negative changes such as the scar on the earth, the cut limbs, the dead hog on a stick, and death and violence. He needed to be able to show the progression of evil against a backdrop of something pure.
Most people think of an island as a paradise. However, a person still needs to perform the same basic needs; drink, eat, and have shelter. He allowed for the things the boys needed to exist on the island, but he cost of attaining them would become great.
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