William Golding (Revised)

• William Golding was a Nobel Prize winning British author who lived from 1911 to 1993.  He wrote many pieces of literature during his life but his most popular, and first, is Lord of The Flies.  He won the Booker Prize for writing the novel Rites of Passage. 
• William Golding lived through a hard time.  He lived through two world wars, the Great Depression, and a time when medicine was still quite primitive.  There were many diseases back then that they did not have antidotes or vaccines for.  Many people got sick and died because of these diseases.  Also, he survived two wars which had a massive impact on the world, World War 1 and World War 2.  Also, he even served in the Royal British Navy during the latter.  The whole world was in turmoil during those wars and William survived them both.  In addition, William lived in poverty for about ten years due to the Great Depression of the 1930's.  The whole world's economy was at a record low and the whole world, William included, was affected.  
• I believe William wrote Lord of The Flies as he remembered the wars he had lived through and served in.  He most likely created the fictional war in the novel in order to channel his feelings about the wars that had played a huge role in his life.  Possibly, the reason he wrote the novel might have been to show children that life without their parents or other adults would be extremely hard and not enjoyable.  He demonstrates to children that life is not all about fun and games, sometimes you have to become serious and make decisions and face the consequences of those decisions.