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William Golding was born on September 19, 1911, in Saint Columb Minor, Cornwall, England. He was also raised next to a graveyard. -
He originally studied science but because of his dad, he switched to literature. -
William taught English, ( which is self explanatory) and loved his job. -
He became a Lieutenant after six years fighting in world war 2. -
William Golding went back to teaching and figured out that was one of the things he loved like being a Lieutenant. -
After many rejections, William got his first book published which is an important thing in teaching today because of the amount of symbolism in the book. -
Peter Brook created a Lord of the Flies movie right when William retired. -
"Lord of the Flies had such a huge impact on literature and the world that he won a nobel peace prize in literature. -
William Golding was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II, he was also very old at that time. -
In 1993 after a long life he ended up dying of a heart attack.