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William Golding
William Golding was born -
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collage years
Golding began attending Brasenose College at Oxford in 1930 and spent two years studying science, in deference to his father's beliefs. In his third year, however, he switched to the literature program, following his true interests. -
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Career
From 1935 to 1939, Golding worked as a writer, actor, and producer with a small theater in an unfashionable part of London, paying his bills with a job as a social worker. He considered the theater his strongest literary influence, citing Greek tragedians and Shakespeare, rather than other novelists, as his primary influences.In 1939, Golding began teaching English and philosophy in Salisbury at Bishop Wordsworth's School. -
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Later Years
in 1939 he married Ann Brookfield, with whom he had two children. With the exception of five years he spent in the Royal Navy during World War II, he remained in the teaching position until 1961 when he left Bishop Wordsworth's School to write full time. -
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William Golding's Novels
while he was in the navy it made a huge impact on his life, showing him the evil that humans can produce and there desire for domination. -
LOTF
lord of the flies was published -
William Golding
he died in the Tullimaar House in Perranarworthal.