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Birth
William Golding was born on September 19, 1911 in Saint Columb Minor, Cornwall, England (biography.com). His mother supported the British suffragette movement and his father was a schoolteacher who taught Golding until college (cliffnotes.com). -
College
Golding started going to Brasenose College at Oxford where he studied science. He later switched to literature because that was what he was truly interested in (cliffnotes.com). -
Poetry
Golding wrote his first piece of literature which was a book of poems called "Poems." This was not critically acclaimed (biography.com). -
Graduation
Golding graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in English from Oxford. He also had a diploma in education (cliffnotes.com). -
Career
Golding was a writer, actor, and producer for four years in a small theater. He was influenced by Greek tragedians and Shakespeare (cliffnotes.com). -
Teaching
Golding started to teach philosophy at Bishop Wordsworth's School. He continued teaching until 1961 (cliffnotes.com). -
Marriage
Golding married Ann Brookfield who becomes the mother of his two children (cliffnotes.com). -
War
Golding was in the navy for five years during World War II. This experience exposed him to the cruelty and barbarity of humans (cliffnotes.com) -
Lord of the Flies
"Lord of the Flies" was published, and it combined his perception of humanity with his school-life. It was rejected by 21 publishers before it was finally published. -
Writing
Golding stopped teaching philosophy so that he could write full time (cliffnotes.com). -
Movies
Lord of the Flies was adapted into a movie by the director, Peter Brook (biography.com). -
Nobel Prize
Golding was given the 1983 Nobel Prize for his work in literature. He had been given many other awards, but this was the most important (cliffnotes.com). -
Knighted
Golding was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II of England. -
Death
Golding died of heart attack Perranarworthal, Cornwall (biography.com).
