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William Golding's Life

  • Schooling

    Golding graduated from Oxford College with a Bachelors degree of Arts in English. He also received a diploma for education.
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    Career

    Golding began to work as an actor, writer, and was a producer for a small theater in London. He also was a social worker to pay the bills.
  • Teaching Career and Family

    Golding started teaching at Bishop Wordsworth's School for English and Philosophy. In that year he also married his wife Ann Brookefield
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    Miscellaneous

    Golding spent 5 years in the Royal Navy during WW2 and after that her continued to be a teacher. He also had two children during this timespan
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    Navy

    Golding spent 5 years in the navy. This made an impact into exposing him the cruelty and inhumanity of mankind.
  • Lord of the Flies

    Golding published the book, Lord of the Flies. He combined the book with HIS perception of humanity and the years he spent with the school boys. Although Lord of the Flies wasn't his first book, it was the first to be published after being rejected by 21 publishers.
  • Achievement #1

    A year after his book came out, he received a reward for his literature. He was given membership to the Royal Society of Literature.
  • Leaving Bishop Wordsworth's School

    After many good years of teaching, Golding decided to leave the School for good. He then we on to become a full time writer.
  • Achievement #3

    Golding received another award for one of his book. This was a very prestigious award, the Booker Prize.
  • Achievement

    Golding received the greatest award for his literature. He received the Nobel Prize for his literature.
  • Achievement

    He was given a honorary designation from the Commander of the British empire. He was knighted.