-
Birth of William
William was born in Cornwall England. Growing up he lived in a house near a graveyard. -
First Novel Attempt
William at the age of 12 tried writing a novel, but was unsuccesful. His outlet caused by frustration was bullying. -
Published "Poems"
William published a book full of poetry called poems. It was not as noticed by critics. This occured 1 year before he graduated from Brasenose College at Oxford University. -
Golding decides to teach
William - like his father - decided to teach at a school. The bad kids at Bishop Wordsworth’s School were inspiration for his most famous novel "Lord of the Flies". -
Period: to
Experiences in WWII
William's time in WWII had a huge effect on his life. He saw the evil of the world and incorporated evil as conflict in his future novels. -
Publishing of first novel
William was finally able to get Lord of the Flies published after twenty-one times. The book was his first work intorducing good versus evil. -
Royal Society of Literature
William is part of the Royal Society of Literature. Most likely because of his critically aclcaimed novel "Lord of the Flies". -
Retirement from teaching
William decides to retire from teaching at the age of fifty-one years old. The school made a memorium in honor of his time spent as a school teacher. -
Receiving the Nobel Prize
William at the age of 73 earned the Nobel Prize for literature. His many novels had lead to this great achievment. -
The Knighting
William was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II. He was recognized for all his great novels by the queen of England. -
Death of William Golding
Willaim died of a heart attack in his house. William wrote many works of literature through his life and is still remembered today.
