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William Golding
William Golding was born in Saint Columb Minor, Cornwall, England. His mother's name was Mildred who was a strong supporter of the British suffragette movement, and his Alec, his father, was a schoolteacher. Golding looked up to Alec and ended up going to the same college as him. -
Golding
In 1935 Golding took a position teaching English and philosophy at Bishop Wordsworth’s School in Salisbury. Considers the theatre his strongest literary influence -
Golding
In1939, Golding began teaching English and philosophy in Salisbury at Bishop Wordsworth's School. He married a women names Ann Brookfield, whom he had two children with. -
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Royal Navy
Golding spent five years in the navy before he went back to teaching. He was introduced to cruelty and humankind and made an inference that " man produces evil as a bee produces honey." Golding lost his faith in what his father thought and his " belief in the perfectibility of humankind." -
Lord of the Flies
Lord of the Flies was published in 1954 and was the first to be published after being rejected be 21 publishers. Golding used used his personal experiences about "perception of humanity with his years of experience with schoolboys."