How can you analyze Lord of the Flies by William Golding through the lens of Ecocriticism?

Cheryll Glotfelty defines ecocriticism as the following:

 “ecocriticism is the study of the relationship between literature and the physical environment”

It's a really new way of looking at literature.  It's so new in fact, spell checker doesn't even recognize it as a word yet.  Ecocriticism is this cool mixing of multiple disciplines.  That's why so many definitions of it include the word "interdisciplinary."  Ecocriticism asks readers to examine themselves and the world around them.  It...

Cheryll Glotfelty defines ecocriticism as the following:

 “ecocriticism is the study of the relationship between literature and the physical environment”

It's a really new way of looking at literature.  It's so new in fact, spell checker doesn't even recognize it as a word yet.  Ecocriticism is this cool mixing of multiple disciplines.  That's why so many definitions of it include the word "interdisciplinary."  Ecocriticism asks readers to examine themselves and the world around them.  It makes readers critique the way that a piece of literature represents, interacts with, and constructs the environment.  I've heard it described as "reading a book in one hand and a science textbook in the other hand."  

Reading Lord of the Flies through an ecocriticism lens is not a big ask.  The book is about a group of boys that have to survive on a deserted island.  They have to use nature in order to survive.  Unfortunately, when a reader really thinks about it though, the boys do not attain any kind of harmonious give and take relationship with the nature that exists on the island.  The boys, Jack especially, sees no problem with raping and pillaging the island's resources.  He's obsessed with the slaughter of pigs.  It doesn't matter if the boys need the food or not at that point in time.  He wants to see the animal dead.  They boys burn a lot of the island on accident too.  

There are some moments in the book where certain characters can be seen attempting to treat the environment fairly.  Ralph's bathroom rule is a good rule.  He doesn't want human waste all over the island, and his chosen spot is a spot that would stay relatively clean.  It makes sense for human health and the island's health.