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Lord of the Flies William Golding 1911- 1993 About William Golding British novelist 1911-1993 Winner of the Nobel Peace Prize in literature Fought in Royal Navy during WWII Participated in invasion of Normandy on D-Day At war’s end, returned to teaching and writing Lord of the Flies “It was simply what seemed sensible for me to write after the war when everyone was thanking God they weren’t Nazi’s. I’d seen enough to realize that every single one of us could be Nazi’s.” • William Golding on his novel Lord of the Flies The World Golding Knew WWII 1939- 1945 The fall of France to Nazi Germany in 1940 Britain feared an invasion and evacuated children to other countries Major WWII Events 1939- Britain joined France in war against Nazi Germany 1940- Fall of France 1940- Fascist Italy joins the Axis with Germany 1941- Japan attacks Pearl Harbor causing USA to declare war on Japan and enter the world war 1944- D-Day Normandy Landings 1945- Bombing of Dresden 1945- European victory celebrated 1945- Atomic Bomb dropped in Hiroshima immediately killing 60-80,000 people (final death toll 135,000 people) Death and destruction abound!!! Invasion of Normandy Invasion of Normandy Invasion of Normandy Invasion of Normandy London Bombings •London was a target for German attacks, being so close. •When the city was going to be bombed, people standing guard would sound an alarm to warn people to get to shelter. •The alarm sounded like this: London Bombings Home Shelters Evacuations People expected cities to be bombed, as enemy planes tried to destroy factories. But bombs would hit homes and schools too, so children would be in danger. The government tried at the start of the war to 'empty the cities' of children and mothers, This was 'evacuation', to protect them from air raids. Evacuations The plan was put into action in September 1939. About 800,000 children left their homes. However, many returned home after a few weeks. Others stayed in the countryside for the rest of the war. Evacuations 1940- A German U-Boat torpedoed British ship carrying children killing the boys, thus suspending the oversees evacuation program About the Novel Set in after World War II, during a fictional World War III, a nuclear war. Europe is the center of fighting again. About the Novel War leads to evacuation on children from London, just like during World War II. About the Novel This time, they have to send the out of the country, not just out of the cities. About the Novel A plane carrying British school boys is mistaken for a military craft and shot down. Golding’s Fiction Allegorical – Characters and things represent ideas. Allusions to • Classical literature • Mythology • Christian Symbolism Modern Day Allusions Allusion- (n.) an indirect reference to something There are many, many modern day allusions to Lord of the Flies in popular culture. For example…. The Simpsons The Simpson’s episode titled Das Bus is a parody of Lord of the Flies. Survivor MarK Burnett’s CBS island show is said to have been inspired by LOTF. Sponge Bob Squarepants The episode Club Spongebob is a spoof of LOTF. Popular Music Bands such as Taking Back Sunday, Nine Inch Nails, AFI, Iron Maiden, and Pink Floyd have written songs about or have alluded to LOTF in their music.
