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