Where were the boys going when the plane crashed in Lord of the flies?

Answer 1

Their intended destination is never stated. They were being evacuated to safety from the war. Piggy says about the possibilty of rescue, "they might have known where we were going but we never got there so they don't know where we are."

Answer 2

The reason why the boys were unaccompanied by adults is never stated but during World War II it was common for many unaccompanied children to evacuated to the countryside, and indeed to other countries such as Canada and Australia, from cities which were prone to act by enemy bombers.

Answer 3

From the conversations between Ralph and Piggy, early in chapter one, you can piece together that the boys had been put on board a plane, by a man with a megaphone. It seems that they were being evacuated from England to a place of safety in some un named destination. It appeared that some imagined futuristic nuclear war was being fought 'The Reds.' According to Piggy the airport which they had departed from had been hit by an atom bomb shortly after their plane left.

Answer 4

The boys were alone on the plane because they were evacuated from their country. They were evacuated from their country because of the atomic bomb that was going to be dropped some time.

Answer 5

The plane crashes just before the novel starts. It is how the boys became stranded.

Answer 6

The boys were being evacuated from a war-torn area and were on their way to a safe location when their plane crashed on a deserted island in the novel "Lord of the Flies" by William Golding.