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About the Author

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William Gerald Golding was born on September 19, 1911, in Cornwall, England. He lived an isolated life with his parents and nurse in a gloomy […]

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Overview

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Lord of the Flies became popular at the onset of the 1960s, a decade that witnessed an increase in both the number of teen-agers in […]

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Setting

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The action of Lord of the Flies takes place during World War II on a deserted island in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. Golding […]

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Themes and Characters

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The principal Characters of Lord of the Flies are English schoolboys ranging from young children to older adolescents. These young men represent the upper level […]

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Literary Qualities

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Critics often refer to Golding’s novels as religious myths or parables, stories written to illustrate a moral point. Lord of the Flies symbolically relates Golding’s […]

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Social Sensitivity

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It is significant that Golding, who comes from a social background identical to that of the schoolboys in Lord of the Flies, chooses to focus […]

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Topics for Discussion

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1. The schoolchildren in Lord of the Flies are left alone on the island without adult supervision. Does this account for the change in their […]

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Related Titles and Adaptations

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Several Golding novels with similar circumstances and Themes may be of interest to readers. Golding’s second published novel, The Inheritors, tells of an innocent group […]