Lord of the FliesLord of the FliesMeet the Author:Meet the Author:William GoldingWilliam Golding

William GoldingWilliam Golding

British novelistBritish novelist Born in 1911 Born in 1911 Died 1993Died 1993 Studied the Sciences Studied the Sciences

and Englishand English Fought in Royal Navy Fought in Royal Navy

during WWIIduring WWII Nobel Prize in Nobel Prize in

LiteratureLiterature

What was Life Like for What was Life Like for Golding?Golding?

WWII 1939 - 1945WWII 1939 - 1945 The fall of France to The fall of France to

GermanyGermany British were fearing British were fearing

invasion and began invasion and began evacuating children evacuating children to other countriesto other countries

1940 - A British ship 1940 - A British ship carrying children was carrying children was destroyed killing the destroyed killing the boys on boardboys on board

His thoughts on Lord of His thoughts on Lord of the Fliesthe Flies

““It was simply what seemed It was simply what seemed sensible for me to write after the sensible for me to write after the war when everyone was thanking war when everyone was thanking God they weren’t Nazis. I’d seen God they weren’t Nazis. I’d seen enough to realize that every single enough to realize that every single one of us could be Nazis.” -Golding one of us could be Nazis.” -Golding

What inspired Golding to What inspired Golding to write write Lord of the FliesLord of the Flies?? Experiences in the warExperiences in the war His questions about human natureHis questions about human nature His own students behavior when given His own students behavior when given

the opportunity to debatethe opportunity to debate

Novel FACTSNovel FACTS

Rejected 21 times Rejected 21 times before it was before it was publishedpublished

His first novel 1954His first novel 1954 Not really Not really

successful until successful until 19601960

One of the most One of the most challenged books challenged books in schoolsin schools

THEMESTHEMES

Survival Survival Power/LeadershipPower/Leadership Civilization vs. Civilization vs.

SavagerySavagery Loss of InnocenceLoss of Innocence Human NatureHuman Nature Good vs. EvilGood vs. Evil

Literary DevicesLiterary Devices

SYMBOLISMSYMBOLISM IRONYIRONY IMAGERYIMAGERY FIGURATIVE FIGURATIVE

LANGUAGELANGUAGE SimileSimile MetaphorMetaphor PersonificationPersonification