“Their Inner Beasts: 'Lord of the Flies' Six Decades Later.” The New York Times, The New York Times, 27 Oct.
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“Author William Golding Tried to Rape Teenager, Private Papers Show.” The Guardian, Guardian News and Media, 16 Aug. As his fear and anxiety eat away at him, he reviews his life and wonders how he came to his fate, breaking even before the torture commences. The last of Golding’s early novels was Free Fall (1959), which tells the story of an officer in a prisoner of war camp during World War II who is put into solitary confinement and scheduled to be tortured concerning his knowledge of an escape attempt. Pincher Martin, appearing in 1956, is a twisting tale of a naval officer who apparently survives the sinking of his ship and manages to wash up on a remote island, where his training and intelligence allow him to survive-but his reality begins to crumble as he experiences terrifying visions that cause him to doubt the facts of his existence. Written largely from the simplistic and impressionistic point of view of the Neanderthals, the book is more experimental than Lord of the Flies while exploring some of the same themes. The Inheritors, published in 1955, is set in prehistoric times, and details the destruction of the last remaining tribe of Neanderthals at the hands of the encroaching, dominant Homo sapiens. The novel is one of the most assigned in schools, and had, by 1962, become enough of a success for Golding to quit his teacher work and devote himself to writing full time.ĭuring this period, Golding was not idle, and published three more novels.
Telling the story of a group of schoolchildren stranded on a deserted island during an unspecified war and forced to fend for themselves without adult guidance, the novel’s exploration of man’s true nature, ripe symbolism, and terrifyingly effective glimpse into what a society driven entirely by primal urge and the need for security would look like remain powerful and effective in the modern day. Sales began to build, and the novel is recognized today as one of the most important literary works of the modern era. While the novel did not sell well upon its initial publication, reviews were enthusiastic and the novel began to garner a reputation, especially in academic circles. Elliot Quinn (as Maurice), Mark Knightley (as Jack) and Lachlan McCall (as Roger) perform in Pilot Theatre's production of William Golding's "Lord of the Flies" directed by Marcus Romer at the Richmond Theatre, Surrey.
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