1. Was a British novelist. Born on September 19, 1911, died1993
Studied Science and English atOxford Fought in Royal Navy during
WWII and was briefly involved in thepursuit and sinking of
Germanysmightiest battleship, the Bismarck.He also participated in
the invasionof Normandy on D-Day, commandinga landing ship that
fired salvoes ofrockets onto the beaches(rocketship), and then in a
naval actionat Walcheren in which 23 out of 24assault craft were
sunk. Earned the Nobel Prize in Literature
2. He grew up in WWII 1939-1945 The fall of France to Nazi
Germany in1940 Britain feared an invasion andevacuated children to
other countries. 1940 A German U-Boat torpedoed, aBritish ship
carrying children, killingthe boys, suspending the
overseasevacuation program. 3. 1939- Britain joined France in war
against Nazi Germany 1940- Fall of France 1940- Fascist Italy joins
the Axis with Germany 1941- Japan attacks Pearl Harbor causing USA
to declarewar on Japan and enter the war 1944- D-Day Normandy
Landings 1945- Bombing of Dresden 1945- European victory celebrated
1945- Atomic Bomb dropped in Hiroshima immediately killing60-80,000
people (final death toll 135,000 people) 4. It was simply
whatseemed sensible for meto write after the warwhen everyone
wasthanking God theywerent Nazis. Id seenenough to realize
thatevery single one of uscould be Nazis. -Quoteof William Golding
5. Golding once allowed his class ofboys total freedom in a debate,
buthad to intervene as mayhem soonbroke out Experiences in war
Critical response to Coral Island byR.M. Ballanytyne Philosophical
questions about humannature 6. Rejected 21 times before it was
published It was his first novel- published in 1954 Not successful
until the early 1960s On the American Library Associations list
ofthe 100 Most Frequently Challenged Booksof 1990-2000. 7. Set in
mid 1940s when Europewas engulfed in war. A plane carrying British
schoolboys is mistaken for a militarycraft and shot down. Only the
boys survive the crashand try to form a society andgovern
themselves. 8. The theme is an attempt totrace the defects of
society backto the defects of human nature. -William Golding 9.
Survival Power/leadership styles Civilization vs. Savagery Loss of
Innocence Human nature Duality of man Nature Vs. Nurture Good Vs.
Evil 10. Heavy use of symbolism Irony Abundant imagery andsensory
detail Figurative Language as in:simile, metaphor
andpersonification. 11. Golding, William. (2010). Grolier
MultimediaEncyclopedia. Retrieved May 21, 2010, fromGrolier
Onlinehttp://gme.grolier.com/article?assetid=0122620-0 Galloway,
David. "Golding, William Gerald (19111993)." Encyclopedia
Americana. Grolier
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