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William Golding was born on September 19,1911 in St Columb Minor, England. His mom fought for equal rights for women and his dad was a school master. William Golding tried to write his first book when he was just twelve years old, but he failed. That did not stop him and went on to attend Oxford University and studied English literature. William Golding even published a book a year before he was to graduate, but of course was looked over by many critics. He became a teacher like his father, but then decided to join the Royal Navy and spent six years fighting in World War II. He went back to writing and teaching after World War II ended and nine years later he published his most famous piece of work, Lord of the Flies.
In the book Lord of the Flies it tells a story of survival, betrayal, and savageness. A plane full of passengers is getting away from war in their country, but is attacked and crashes on an island. The only survivors are children from ages of six to twelve. They vote a boy named Ralph as their leader and he sets rules to follow so that there is order on the island. H...

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