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Schooling
Golding graduated from Oxford College with a Bachelors degree of Arts in English. He also received a diploma for education. -
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Career
Golding began to work as an actor, writer, and was a producer for a small theater in London. He also was a social worker to pay the bills. -
Teaching Career and Family
Golding started teaching at Bishop Wordsworth's School for English and Philosophy. In that year he also married his wife Ann Brookefield -
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Miscellaneous
Golding spent 5 years in the Royal Navy during WW2 and after that her continued to be a teacher. He also had two children during this timespan -
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Navy
Golding spent 5 years in the navy. This made an impact into exposing him the cruelty and inhumanity of mankind. -
Lord of the Flies
Golding published the book, Lord of the Flies. He combined the book with HIS perception of humanity and the years he spent with the school boys. Although Lord of the Flies wasn't his first book, it was the first to be published after being rejected by 21 publishers. -
Achievement #1
A year after his book came out, he received a reward for his literature. He was given membership to the Royal Society of Literature. -
Leaving Bishop Wordsworth's School
After many good years of teaching, Golding decided to leave the School for good. He then we on to become a full time writer. -
Achievement #3
Golding received another award for one of his book. This was a very prestigious award, the Booker Prize. -
Achievement
Golding received the greatest award for his literature. He received the Nobel Prize for his literature. -
Achievement
He was given a honorary designation from the Commander of the British empire. He was knighted.