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Birth of William Golding
William Golding was born in Cornwall England to Mildred, a womens rights activist, and Alec, a schoolmaster with a strogn advocation for rationalism. -
First Attempt at Writing
Golding, at age 12, attempts to write a full length novel while at the school his father ran. Frustrated, he became a bully to other children. -
Attending College
Golding attended Brasenose College in Oxford studying English literature. -
Graduation
Golding graduates from Brasenose with a Bachelors of Arts in Literature, and a diploma for teaching. -
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Career Prior to Enlisting.
Golding spent this time at an actor, producer, and writer at a small theatre in a no so prestigeous part of town. His main source of income was working as a social worker. -
Teaching Career and Marriage.
Golding followed his fathers footsteps and began teaching English and Philosophy in Salisbury. The same year, he was married to Ann Brookefield. He and Brookefield eventually had two kids. -
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Navy Years
Golding left his teaching job temporarily to serve in the navy. This stint in the navy changed him greatly, and he saw firsthand how "man produces evil as a bee produces honey". Seeing the horrid duality of man while there was likely an inspiration for much of his writing, and especially "Lord of the Flies". -
Return to Normalcy
After the end of WWII, Golding returned to his teaching job as Salisbury, and continued writing. For a while, nothing significant happened in his life. -
"Beelzebub"
"Lord of the Flies" was finally published after being rejected by 21 publishers. Golding's story of a group of boys trying to survive on a deserted island became one of the most known stories in the world, and remains a classic today. -
The Inheritors
A year after "Lord of the Flies", "The Inheritors" was written and published. The story was an interpretation of how the Homo-Sapiens defeated the Neanderthals. -
Pincher Martin
Another novel by Golding, "Pincher Martin" was like "Lord of the Flies", where this time a navy vessel wrecks, and the survivors have to make do with what they have. -
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Writing
For 30 years, Golding wrote book after book, each reflecting on some warped concept on society and man. Some were on social hierarchy, others were on rationalism, and many more subjects were written about. -
Full Time
Golding retired from teaching to pursue writing full time, and it went very successfully. -
Nobel
Golding was awarded the Nobel prize in literature. -
Knight
Golding was knighted for his exceptional work in literature. -
Film
"Lord of the Flies" was adapted to a movie, and was regarded as a great and wonderful film. -
Death
Golding met his death after having a fatal heart attack in his home.
