Both Uses

approach
in
Lord of the Flies
(Edited)

Ralph had been deceived before now by the specious appearance of depth in a beach pool and he approached this one preparing to be disappointed.
p. 12.8

approached = moved toward
Now they approached the darker smudge that had been the signal fire, yawning, rubbing their eyes, treading with practiced feet.
p. 96.6 *

approached = went near

Definitions:

(1) (approach as in: approached the city)
to get closer to (near in space, time, quantity, or quality)
(2) (approach as in: use the best approach)
a way of doing something; or a route that leads to a particular place
(3) (approach as in: approached her with the proposal)
to begin communication with someone about something -- often a proposal or a delicate topic
(4) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)
More rarely (and typically only in classic literature), the phrase nearest approach to as used in "her nearest approach to an apology" or "her nearest approach to a smile" typically means that "something is as close to something else as it ever gets." "As near an approach to" can have a similar meaning.