Lord of the flies | Oppgave

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William Golding was born in 1911 in Cornwall, England. He enrolled at Oxford University as a physics major, but after two years he decided to study English literature instead. Two years after his graduation, Golding joined the Royal Navy (1940).

After the war, Golding worked as a teacher in Salisbury, England. While living in Oxford, Golding wrote and published his first novel, Lord of the Flies.

He took it to several publishers, who all turned the book down. It finally got published in 1954. Today, Lord of the Flies is considered one of the greatest books in English literature. Golding died in 1993 in Wiltshire, England.

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Arguably, the most important part in Lord of the Flies is when the boys elect Ralph as their leader instead of Jack.

This leads to Jack adopting a rebellious spirit toward the group and eventually divides the boys into two groups.

Jack leads the group that follows him on hunting expeditions and believes that there is a beast in the forest.

This culminates with the boys killing Simon, as their fear leads them into believing that he might be the beast as he approaches them.