William Golding War Politics and Humanity Building on

William Golding War, Politics, and Humanity

Building on the Past Two Years Vacation - Boys as heroes - Outside villains - School age characters - Stranded on an island - Similarities to Lord of the Flies The Coral Island - Idyllic setting - Boys all get along - Look at the main character’s name - Is this really how children would act alone on an island?

Golding’s Life Went through childhood during the First World War n Lived through the Great Depression n Fought in World War II n Saw the Cold War begin after WWII n ALL THIS BEFORE LORD OF THE FLIES n

World War I n n Trench Warfare Gas Attacks Flame Throwers Tanks n n n Golding from age 3 -7 Born in Cornwall Food rationing during WWI

World War II n n Bombing of Britain Battle of Normandy The Final Solution The Atomic Bomb n n n Golding from 28 -34 Helped sink the Bismarck Present during D-Day

Cold War n n Mc. Carthy Witch Hunts Arms Race Korean War Fear of Another War n n Golding from 1947 Lord of the Flies School Teacher Returned to writing

Lord of the Flies n n n Two World Wars with threat of another The Holocaust Witch hunts U. S. A. and U. S. S. R. fight for control Human nature never changes n n n Humans are savages We are our own worst enemy Children hunt each other Fight over the conch Human nature never changes