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Birth
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Childhood and Schooling
Golding went to the school his father owned, but was not very happy. He was a bully during this time who later went on to say "I enjoyed hurting people." Despite his father's wishes when he went to college he studied English literature as opposed to science. (bio.com) -
War
Golding had to leave his job is an English teacher to be a part of WW2. He spent most of the time on a boat with only 7 months where he was in New York. This is where he saw just how brutal people could be which was said to be an influence especially on his novel "Lord of the Flies." (bio.com) -
Lord of the Flies
After being rejected 21 times Golding finally got Lord of the Flies published, he made other novels but none of them had the same impact as Lord of the Flies. Lord of the Flies was a story about children stranded on an island and how eventually they all died or became savage beasts who enjoyed maddening rituals and slaughtering pigs. It is said to be a commentary on humans terrible natural instincts. (cliffsnotes.com) -
Late Life and Death
In 1963 the retired from being an teacher and over the next 30 years 2 film versions of Lord of Flies were released. Before his death in 1993 Golding was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature (1983) and in 1988 he was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II. Golding died of a heart attack. (bio.com)
