William Golding utilizes description and setting to convey the meaning of this passage about fog. Fog in this passage, is shown as beneficial to few whose labor relies on it, but a “nuisance” to others especially those of the Navy.
There are two settings within this passage, foggy weather on land and foggy weather at sea. The first setting is mentioned referenced in paragraph two “A fog ashore is a nuisance which may cause one to arrive as much as an hour late at the office.” On shore the fog is merely a nuisance as aforementioned and only causes some inconvenience. However, at the end of the second paragraph, the line “off-shore fog is an invention of the Evil One,” shows the severity of fog when off-shore. When fog occurs on land it is not
There are two settings within this passage, foggy weather on land and foggy weather at sea. The first setting is mentioned referenced in paragraph two “A fog ashore is a nuisance which may cause one to arrive as much as an hour late at the office.” On shore the fog is merely a nuisance as aforementioned and only causes some inconvenience. However, at the end of the second paragraph, the line “off-shore fog is an invention of the Evil One,” shows the severity of fog when off-shore. When fog occurs on land it is not