文档介绍：?2007, 2002 by SparkNotes All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without prior written permission from the publisher. sparknotes is a registered trademark of SparkNotes llc SparkNotes A Division of Barnes & Noble 76 Ninth Avenue New York, NY 10011 USA s PDF is brought to you in association with . . . Lord of the Flies William Golding Copyright 2007, 2002 by SparkNotes 2 All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form o r by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without prior written permission from the publisher. Brought to you in association with: Context W illiam golding was born on September 19, 1911 , in Cornwall, England. Although he tried to write a novel as early as age twelve, his parents urged him to study the natural sciences. Golding followed his parents’ wishes until his second year at Oxford, when he changed his focus to English literature. After graduating from Oxford, he worked brie?y as a theater actor and director, wrote poetry, and then became a school- teacher. In 1940 , a year after England entered World War II, Golding joined the Royal Navy, where he served mand of a rocket-launcher and participated in the invasion of Normandy. Golding’s experience in World War II had a profound effect on his view of humanity and the evils of which it was capable. After the war, Golding resumed teaching and started to write novels. His ?rst and greatest ess came with Lord of the Flies (1954) , which ultimately became a bestseller in both Britain and the United States after more than twenty publishers rejected it. The novel’s sales enabled Golding to retire from teaching and devote himself fully to writing. Golding wrote several more novels, notably Pincher Martin ( 1956 ),