Lord of the Flies

By: William Golding

Presentation By: Mrs. Woit

William Golding

       British novelist Born in 1911 Died 1993 Studied the Sciences and English Fought in Royal Navy during WWII Participant in D-Day Nobel Prize in Literature

What was Life Like for Golding?

    WWII 1939- 1945 The fall of France to Germany British were fearing invasion and began evacuating children to other countries 1940 A British ship carry children was destroyed killing the boys

His thoughts on LOTF

 “It was simply what seemed sensible for me to write after the war when everyone was thanking God they weren’t Nazis. I’d seen enough to realize that every single one of us could be Nazis.” ~Golding

What inspired Golding to write LOTF?

   Experiences in the war His questions about human nature His own students behavior when given the opportunity to debate

Novel FACTS

    Rejected 21 times before it was published His first novel 1954 Not really successful until 1960 One of the most challenged books in schools

THEMES

      Survival Power/Leadership Civilization vs. Savagery Loss of Innocence Human Nature Good vs. Evil

Literary devices

       SYMBOLISM IRONY IMAGERY FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE simile metaphor personification

ADAPTATIONS

    

Hook

with Robin Williams (lost boys are like savages)

The Simpsons

of LOTF a parody TV shows such as

Survivor and Lost

Stephen King’s novels use “Castle Rock” Degrassi, Danny Phantom, and the Daily Show

 “Ralph wept for the end of innocence, the darkness of a man’s heart, and the fall through the air of a true, wise friend called Piggy.” ~Golding