He grew up in a town in Cornwall, England and attended school where his father was the schoolmaster. Throughout his life, Golding held a wide variety of jobs, such as a teacher and a member of the royal navy. After his career took off, William won a multitude of awards for his writing abilities. William Golding was born in Cornwall, England in 1911 to parents Alec and Mildred Golding. His father was the schoolmaster at Marlborough Grammar School and his mother was a suffragette. He became interested
Writer Steven James said, “The true nature of man left to himself without restraint is not nobility but savagery.” This quote can be used to accurately describe Jack Merridew, one of the young boys who becomes stranded on an unknown island in the Pacific. Lord of the Flies was written by William Golding; the novel explores the dark side of humanity and the underlying savagery in even the most civilized person. The novel opens on a group of British boys between ages six and twelve stranded on a tropical
Royal Navy in 1940, and was able to fight against battleships, submarines and aircraft. He had gone through the war as a Lieutenant, and was present at the sinking of the Bismarck. After the war, William Golding returned back to a school by the name of Bishop Wordsworth’s School in Salisbury, where he wrote his first novel Lord of the Flies, which later got published in 1954. So what really encouraged Golding to write Lord of the Flies ? Was it his experience at war, his childhood, another book, or what
he would grow up to become an author, unsuccessfully attempting to write a novel at the age of twelve. As a child he would bully his classmates in grammar school, describing himself as “a brat who enjoyed hurting people.” His mother was a suffragette, fighting for a right to vote, and his father taught science at Marlborough Grammar School. Golding went on to Brasenose College in Oxford to read Natural Science. After taking examinations in botany, zoology, chemistry, and physics, Golding transferred
When William Golding’s The Lord of the Flies is mentioned in casual conversation, one rarely finds someone that hasn’t read it, but this was not always the case. At what point did Golding’s allegorical masterpiece get recognized? In the 1950s, Golding had just finished his book, calling it Strangers from Within. The book’s influences range from the horrendous children from his teaching years to himself and his nearly pedophilic instincts (Dirda 2, Roberts 2). His dream had always been to be a writer
Alex, was the headmaster of Marlborough Grammar School where William attended school. At this point of his life, William already had an inclination towards writing. At the age of 12, William attempted, and failed, to write his first novel. Disheartened by his failures, William resorted to bullying his peers as an outlet for his frustration. When asked about the actions of his childhood, he described them as enjoyable. After his years in primary school, William continued his education at Brasenose
Writer Steven James once said, “The true nature of man left to himself without restraint is not nobility but savagery.” James explains that without the restraints of civilization, man will act savage. This quote can be used to accurately describe Jack Merridew, one of the young boys who becomes stranded on an unknown island during World War II in Lord of the Flies. The novel was written by William Golding and illustrates the dark side of humanity. Golding gives the reader a glimpse of man’s true