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The Lord of The Flies

The Lord of The Flies. By William Golding. William Golding. 1911 – 1993 English novelist, playwright, and poet Lord of the Flies (1954) was initially rejected by publishers, then won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1983.

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The Lord of The Flies

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  1. The Lord of The Flies By William Golding

  2. William Golding • 1911 – 1993 • English novelist, playwright, and poet • Lord of the Flies (1954) was initially rejected by publishers, then won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1983

  3. “We need more humanity, more care, more love. There are those who expect a political system to produce that; and others who expect the love to produce the system. My own faith is that the truth of the future lies between the two and we shall behave humanly and a bit humanely, stumbling along, haphazardly generous and gallant, foolishly and meanly wise until the rape of our planet is seen to be the preposterous folly that it is.” WILLIAM GOLDING, Nobel Lecture, Dec. 7th, 1983

  4. Terms you will need to know: Dystopian novel - opposite of “utopia” (idealistic, perfect setting). Apocalyptic, undesirable or frightening. Imagery – visually descriptive or figurative language. Appeals to the senses. Symbolism – an object, person, or thing used to represent an idea

  5. Set during a nuclear war in the novel • During the time it was written, the threat was very real - WW II had ended in 1945 • Golding set out to write this novel about the darker side of human nature

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