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William Gerald Golding Biography ? 1911: Born in Newquay ? 1921: He went to the Marlborough grammar school ? 1932:He went to the Brasenose college and studied English literature ? 1939: He married Ann Brookfield ? 1993: He died …..? Major works ? Poems (1934 ? Lord of the Flies (1955) ? The Inheritors (1956) ? Pincher Martin (1956) ? The Bass Butterfly (1958) ? Free Fall (1959) ? The Spire (1964) ? The Hot Gates (1965) ? The Pyramid (1967) ? The Scorpion God (1971) ? Darkness Visible (1979) Lord of the Flies Lord of the Flies ? Allegorical novel ? Civilisation vs. Savagery ? Loss of innocence Lord of the Flies ? Civilisation is the ‘ good ’ (Ralph) ? Savagery is the ‘ evil ’ (Jack) ? http:// / watch ?v=zvm i3oZ_vH8 Nobel Prize ? Golding was awarded the No