Because of the island they were separate from society and no one could help them. They had no phone,boat, and no one even knew that they were on the island. The setting on the island was very rainy, gloomy and that added to the suspense that added to the atmosphere. The first couple days that they were on the island it was sunny and also during the last day that Vera was on the island. The house that they were staying in was a big, fancy new house that was built, but bad things happened there. You don't see too often where a nice house can cause bad things. “ If this house had been an old house, with creaking wood, and dark shadows, and heavily panelled walls, there might be an eerie feeling. But this essence of modernity. There were no dark corners- no possible sliding panels- it was flooded with electric light-everything was new and bright and shinning. There was nothing hidden in this house, nothing concealed. It had no atmosphere about it.” (pg