Status Updates From Lord of the Flies: By Willi...

Book started hopeful, the residents were excited about the fruit, the pigs, and they began organizing themselves without parents. At this point we know the book's time period is held during the second world war. The boys are cognizant of the fact that the war is a "holocaust war".
Over time the boys create some conflict, and are unable to uphold their rules. The "beast" from the ocean may begin to tie them back