Golding was born on September 19, 1911 in St. Columb Minor, England. Nineteen years later he enrolled in Brasenose College, in Oxford. Although he fully intended to obtain a degree in the sciences, he turned his focus to literature. He first published poems in 1934, entitled Poems. He received his degree in 1935 and preceded to work in multiple theatre’s across London. Later, in 1939, he received a job as a school teacher. A little later in his life was asked to serve in the line of duty. During WWII, for five years, he worked in the Royal Navy. It is largely believed that Golding developed the feelings of “evil in humanity” and his interest in barbarianism. Following the war, Golding continued to teach and write. In 1954, he published Lord of the Flies which was extremely critically acclaimed. Although he published many books, poems, essays, and novellas, after the publication of Lord of the Flies, they were all over shadowed. He developed what he called a perfect them for Lord of the Flies; the conflict between the forces of light and dark within the human soul. William Golding died on June 19th, 1993 at the age of 81. …show more content…
Amazingly, the book was rejected by the first twenty-one publishers Golding showed it to. This piece of literature has taken a major role in the teaching about literary themes to hundreds of millions of students and has become commonplace in classrooms for all ages. The popularity of this novel is due to its intriguing plot of what it is believed would happen if you dropped numerous young boys on an island. This idea of self-preservation overcoming social convention extinguishes any dreamy thought someone may have of in any way being stranded on a tropical island as an enjoyable thing. As the conflict ensues, we see what paradise really is