Themes-Loss of innocence

Loss of innocence is seen when young and inexperienced children are put in a difficult situation.  In the book LOTF, the boys who are in a plane crash are stranded on an island need to find a way to stay alive without adults.  No young child should see death from so close in such a cruel manner.  Children should also have someone older and wiser to rely on.  Since the boys are left alone on the island, they have to find ways to survive.  For ex. going hunting for food, building shelters and having important responsibilities like keeping a fire going.  Kids get distracted a lot and those are hard tasks for them to complete.