1. Lord of the Flies William Golding The author and his greatest work

2. William Golding Born 1911 in Cornwall, England Died 1993 Nobel Prize in 1983 Knighted in 1988

3. William Golding (cont.) Born to hard- working parents, believed in the best of humans Earned an English degree at Oxford Fought 5 years with Royal Navy WWII changed him forever

4. Post WWII Believed human beings are inherently evil Wrote Lord of the Flies to demonstrate this

5. Lord of the Flies The Coral Island Ralph and Jack Adventure book where children cleverly survive LOTF a response to that famous childhood book

6. Lord of the Flies symbolism Hebrew Ba’alzevuv “Beelzebub in Greek” Translation of LOTF

7. First chapter Airplane full of British prep school children crashes unto an island No adults survived Set during WWII, we assume Children in prep school uniforms Ambiguity