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Birth
William was born in1911, in England. As a boy his father had a big influence over him. It lasted until William left for college. -
Parents
Mildred was Williams mother. She was a British women's suffragette movement supporter. His father, Alec, was a ardent advocate of rationalism and taught as a teacher. He taught William until he graduated and went to college. -
Education
William went to college for 2 years at Brasenose College at Oxford. This went against his fathers beliefs. He switched to literature programs on his third year, because he dreamed of writing poetry. He graduated with a Arts in English Bachelor. -
Career moments
He worked many positions in a theater. He also had a job as a social worker. The theater was a strong influence on his literary. He primarily cited other novelists. -
Marriage
He began teaching at Bishop Wordsworth's School. He later married Anne Brookfield and had 2 children with her. He left Bishop at 1961 so he could be a full time writer. -
Navy Experience
The time he spent in the navy had a big impact on him. He was shown how cruel people can really be. He eventually lost the faith in rationalism his father taught him. He wrote about his experience later on. He stopped teaching after serving. -
Lord of the Flies Novel
Golding wrote this play thinking about how humanity was during the war and his schooltime. It got rejected by 21 publishers before getting out. The novel was about his fathers teaching and how he thought it was a failure. -
Writing Style
Williams style of work was mainly just short stories, plays and poetry. He mainly wrote in objective, or omniscient point of view. His style can be seen mostly in The Lord of the Flies. His writing style is very controversial and he can be diverse. -
Success
After The Lord of the Flies he wrote The Inheritors. It showed how violent the Homo Sapiens achieved victory. He won the 1980 Booker McConnel Prize with his book Rites of Passage. Other successful ones were, Pincher Martin, Free Fall and The Pyramid. -
Death
He enjoyed time with his wife in his last few years. He still wrote in those years. He died of a heart attack on June 19, 1993. The Double Tongue was published after his death.