Lord of the Flies
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Lord of the Flies
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William Golding
Background Information
Born: 1911 in Cornwall
Schooling: Marlborough Grammar School and Brasenose College in Oxford
Father: Science master at Marlborough Grammar School
Mother: Suffragette
Wife: Ann Brookfield
Children: David and Judith
Background Information
1938: Started teaching at Bishop Wordworths School in Salisbury
1940: Entered the Navy
1945: Left the Navy and went back to teaching at Bishop Wordworths School
1954: His first novel, Lord of the Flies was published
His next two novels would be The Inheritors (1955) and Pincher Martin (1956)
Died: 1993 in Wiltshire, England
Bullying
As a child, Golding’s mother terrified him with Ghost stories and threw things at him for no reason. This gave him the idea that violent behavior was normal.
He was considered a bully in primary school
He enjoyed hurting people
This parallels to how the children treated each other, in particularly how they treated Piggy
No one cared what he had to say and just pushed him around
For example, “Piggy was surrounded before he could back away. ‘Here– let me go!’ His voice rose to a shriek of terror as Jack snatched the glasses off of his face.” (Golding 36)
The thoughts the boys had of hurting each other were very similar to the thoughts Golding had himself.
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Golding taught all boys which explains why there are only boys on the island
Lord of the Flies was also inspired by Golding’s observations he made while his classes held debates.
Golding spent almost 6 years in the Navy
War changed his views on human nature (this was one of the main incentives for the book)
“I must say that everyone who moved through those years without understanding that man produces evil as a bee produces honey, must have been blind or wrong in the head.” (“William Golding: Genius…”)
Golding’s view of humanity: Evil comes from man himself, “it is wickedness in humans [that turn something] good into something destructive.” (“Award…”)
In the book, Golding portrays the idea of a third world war.
“What have you been doing? Having a war or something?” – Officer (Golding 185)
At the beginning of the book, they started out civil but by the end they were “tiny tots with the distended bellies of small savages.” (Golding 186)
Golding references Ralph’s father as a Naval officer
“Daddy taught me. He’s a commander in the Navy.” (Golding 11)
Golding also explains how a naval officer rescues the stranded boys
“A naval officer stood on the sand, looking down at Ralph in wary astonishment.” (Golding 185)
Golding fought during WWII and saw the wrath of Hitler.
He portrayed Hitler throughout his book through Jack.
All jack wanted was power and a better life. He would do anything, even kill, to get it.
“I gave food, and my hunters will protect you from the beast. Who will join my tribe?” (Golding 139)
Children
Golding is known for not liking children.
Even though he had two of his own, they just fueled his lack of humanity.
The audience can notice this by the way Golding describes the “littluns.”
They have no say and live a completely different life than the biguns.
We see the dislike of them when Jack makes the comments like “use a littlun” (Golding 107) to help kill the pig.
His Father
Golding often mocked his dad's view of Rationalism (the idea that our world can be understood through reason) as he was growing up.
He used Piggy to symbolize his belief.
Piggy is the logical character and when he is killed, all reason is lost.
Proving that humanity opposes the idea of rationalism.
It was simply what seemed sensible for me to write after the war when everyone was thanking God they weren’t Nazis. I’d seen enough to realize that every single one of us could be Nazis.” – Golding (“Ohio”)
Work Cited
"Award Ceremony Speech." Nobelprize.org. Web. 09 Nov. 2014. .
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Golding, William, James R. Baker, and Arthur P. Ziegler. William Golding's Lord of the Flies: Text, Notes & Criticism. New York, NY: Perigee, 1983. Print.
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"Biographical Criticism." Lord of the Flies by: William Golding. Web. 09 Nov. 2014.
Golding, William, James R. Baker, and Arthur P. Ziegler. William Golding's Lord of the Flies: Text, Notes & Criticism. New York, NY: Perigee, 1983. Print.
"Ohio University Outlook." Ohio University Outlook. Web. 09 Nov. 2014.
Roberts, Glenys. "New Book Reveals Lord Of The Flies Author William Golding's Own Life Was Shockingly Depraved." Mail Online. Associated Newspapers. Web. 09 Nov. 2014.
"South West Authors & Collections." The University of Exeter. Web. 09 Nov. 2014.
"William Golding - Biographical." William Golding - Biographical. Web. 09 Nov. 2014.
"William Golding: A Chronological Account." William Golding: A Chronological Account (n.d.): n. pag. William Golding. Web. 9 Nov. 2014.
"William Golding: Genius and Sublime Silly-Billy." Welcome to VQR Online. Web. 09 Nov. 2014.
"William Golding's Biography." William Golding's Biography. Web. 09 Nov. 2014.
"William Golding." Sumner. Web. 10 Nov. 2014.
