In the stories Lord of the Flies and "I Only Came to Use the Telephone", there are countless instances where the setting obviously affected the characters' actions, but there were also instances where it wasn't so obvious. The settings of these stories are crucial in determining how the characters behave as normally as they do at home, how they behave agitated or anxious, as well as how they behave mad or insane. Examining the textual evidence in Lord of The Flies and "I Only Came To Use The Phone", it turns out that the setting is a key factor in how the characters act, going from normal to seemingly normal behavior. mad. of Lord of The Flies and "I Only Came To Use The Phone" in which the characters act as they usually would if they were not thrown into horrible situations as they will be later; they act normally and calm. In “I Only Came to Use the Telephone,” it says, “Their serenity was contagious, and Maria cowered in her seat and succumbed to the sound of the rain” (Marquez 72). Maria is surrounded by calm people and rain is a calming effect of nature when trying to sleep, so her actions are directly affected and she then takes a nap herself. She does not understand the full extent of her situation and therefore does not feel worried. Maria also feels soothed by the light emitted as well as by the women who accompany her in general. The passage says, “They were all older women, and their movements were so slow in the dim light of the courtyard that they looked like dream images” (Marquez 73). She compares the looks around her to those in a dream. Dreams are always considered a feeling of well-being, because when it is a bad dream, it is considered a nightmare. This shows the c...... middle of paper...... things that aren't actually real, like the beast. The children sing: “Kill the beast!” Cut his throat! Shed his blood! Bring him in! (Golding152). The children are in the last stage of dehydration/isolation that the context causes them and they are no longer normal themselves. As can be seen, Maria in "I Only Came To Use The Phone" and the children in Lord of The Flies were heavily affected by the setting of their respective stories, causing them to shift from their normal selves/ typical, then to them being a little nervous and/or anxious, and finally to going crazy and/or crazy. Setting plays a huge role in stories like these two. Works Cited Garcia, Marquez Gabriel. “I only came to use the phone.” Strange Pilgrims: Twelve Stories. New York: Knopf, 1993. N. pag. Print.Golding, William. Lord of the Flies. New York: Coward-McCann, 1962. Print.