1. Lord of the Flies
William Golding

2. William Golding ( )

3. Born in Cornwall England, 1911
Father was overbearing & forced William to study science at Oxford College
Defied father and switched to literature in third year
Father was a firm believer in human rationalism
Graduated in 1935 with a Bachelor of Arts & a diploma in Education
Worked as a writer, actor, producer of small theatre company, teacher and;
Joined the Royal Navy during the Second World War ( )
Retired as an educator

4. ( ) Five years in the Royal Navy exposed William to cruelty and barbarity of which human kind is capable
Later wrote after the war “man produces evil, as a bee produces honey”
A major theme in William’s works was the problem of evil, the conflict between reason’s civilizing influence and mankind’s innate destruction for domination
For example, the Atomic Bomb was dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki to end the second world war in 1945

5. Lord of the Flies published in 1954, examines the two worlds of savagery and civilization in humanity
The setting is a pristine tropical island in which a group of marooned British schoolboys act out their worst impulses
Boys loyal to the ways of “civilization” are persuaded by the boys indulging in their innate aggression
Novel illustrated the failure of rationalism that William’s father advocated

7. “I’m Going to the Party & I’m going to bring”

8. How did it feel to be in charge?
How did it feel to be able to come to the party?
How did it feel to be left out of the party?
What happened when certain people could or could
not get into the party/group?
Was leadership challenged? If so, how? What were
the results?
In this game, who had power and control?
In what ways were power and control used?