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Lord of the Flies By: William Golding

Lord of the Flies By: William Golding. Presentation By: Mrs. Woit. William Golding. British novelist Born in 1911 Died 1993 Studied the Sciences and English Fought in Royal Navy during WWII Participant in D-Day Nobel Prize in Literature. What was Life Like for Golding?.

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Lord of the Flies By: William Golding

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  1. Lord of the FliesBy: William Golding Presentation By: Mrs. Woit

  2. William Golding • British novelist • Born in 1911 • Died 1993 • Studied the Sciences and English • Fought in Royal Navy during WWII • Participant in D-Day • Nobel Prize in Literature

  3. What was Life Like for Golding? • WWII 1939- 1945 • The fall of France to Germany • British were fearing invasion and began evacuating children to other countries • 1940 A British ship carry children was destroyed killing the boys

  4. His thoughts on LOTF • “It was simply what seemed sensible for me to write after the war when everyone was thanking God they weren’t Nazis. I’d seen enough to realize that every single one of us could be Nazis.” ~Golding

  5. What inspired Golding to write LOTF? • Experiences in the war • His questions about human nature • His own students behavior when given the opportunity to debate

  6. Novel FACTS • Rejected 21 times before it was published • His first novel 1954 • Not really successful until 1960 • One of the most challenged books in schools

  7. THEMES • Survival • Power/Leadership • Civilization vs. Savagery • Loss of Innocence • Human Nature • Good vs. Evil

  8. Literary devices • SYMBOLISM • IRONY • IMAGERY • FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE • simile • metaphor • personification

  9. ADAPTATIONS • Hook with Robin Williams (lost boys are like savages) • The Simpsons a parody of LOTF • TV shows such as Survivor and Lost • Stephen King’s novels use “Castle Rock” • Degrassi, Danny Phantom, and the Daily Show

  10. “Ralph wept for the end of innocence, the darkness of a man’s heart, and the fall through the air of a true, wise friend called Piggy.” ~Golding

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