Golding uses the officers perspective to show the sad things that happened on the island that the reader might not have really thought about. When the officer shows up at the island, Golding gives the officers perspective. This shows the reader that the situation of the boys on the island doesn't seem serious to the officer. As the reader reads the book, they might forget that these are just kids and not adults. The officer asks Ralph, "We saw your smoke." What have you been doing? Having a war or something." Golding - a.k.a. Golding 201). The officer talks down to Ralph as if they were just playing a game. Golding then used the officers perspective to really show how serious the boys situation really was. After the officer was asking about