Merle de Vries
5VC
Karuna Mohan
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, Content
Introduction ……………………………………………………….. 3
William Golding….................................................................….4 - 5
History ……………………………………………………………… 6
References ………………………………………………………… 7
Notes ………………………………………………………………. 8 - 9
Keyscenes ………………………………………………………….. 10 – 23
Assignments …..…………………………………………………… 24 - 33
Poem analysis ……………………………………………………… 34
Self-evaluation ………………………………………………………. 35
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, Introduction
This portfolio consists of several parts. I’ve listed those parts in the table of contents.
I started this portfolio with information about the writer: William Golding. It’s important
to know his background before you read this book, because he has used his
experiences as inspiration. Then I wrote a part about the historical context. You also
see parts from the British history coming back in the book. I have also arranged the
references that come back in the story under the section ‘References’.
Under the ‘Notes’ section, I’ve placed all of my separate notes, for example the
PowerPoints we’ve seen in class and the Mind Map we were supposed to make.
After that I worked out all of the keyscenes and assignments per chapter. Under the
section ‘Poem Analysis’ I compared a poem about children in the dark with the book
‘The Lord of the Flies’. The last thing I did, was writing my self-evaluation.
I hope you like my portfolio!
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, William Golding
Life and family
William Golding was born in 1911 in Marlborough, Wiltshire. He grew up in his grandmother’s
house in Cornwall. William’s father was Alec Golding. Alec was a teacher and socialist. His
mother was Mildred Golding. She fought for women suffrage. William grew up with his older
brother Joseph who was also a teacher. He started writing a novel at 12 years old. Later on
he studied natural sciences and English literature at Oxford.
In 1939 he married his wife Ann Brookfield. Ann was an analytical chemist. They had two
children named David and Judith. William start writing Lord of the Flies in 1951. This was
after the war so he used his experiences as inspiration. He used his view on humanity and
it’s evils. It took a long time to publish Lord of the Flies. 20 publishers rejected the book.
After it was published, it became the bestseller in the Uk and the Us. Later on he retired as a
teacher and devoted his life to writing. Golding died in 1993.
Education and career
William attended Marlborough Grammar School from 1921 to 1930. After this he went to
Oxford University. He studied Natural Sciences but after two years he changed to English
Literature. First he became an actor and theater director. Later on, between 1945 and 1961,
he taught at Bishop Wordsworth School in Salisbury. William had four books published while
he was teaching. He also served in the Royal Navy during the Second World War. After this
he wrote Lord of the Flies. Faber published Lord of the flies in 1954.
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5VC
Karuna Mohan
1
, Content
Introduction ……………………………………………………….. 3
William Golding….................................................................….4 - 5
History ……………………………………………………………… 6
References ………………………………………………………… 7
Notes ………………………………………………………………. 8 - 9
Keyscenes ………………………………………………………….. 10 – 23
Assignments …..…………………………………………………… 24 - 33
Poem analysis ……………………………………………………… 34
Self-evaluation ………………………………………………………. 35
2
, Introduction
This portfolio consists of several parts. I’ve listed those parts in the table of contents.
I started this portfolio with information about the writer: William Golding. It’s important
to know his background before you read this book, because he has used his
experiences as inspiration. Then I wrote a part about the historical context. You also
see parts from the British history coming back in the book. I have also arranged the
references that come back in the story under the section ‘References’.
Under the ‘Notes’ section, I’ve placed all of my separate notes, for example the
PowerPoints we’ve seen in class and the Mind Map we were supposed to make.
After that I worked out all of the keyscenes and assignments per chapter. Under the
section ‘Poem Analysis’ I compared a poem about children in the dark with the book
‘The Lord of the Flies’. The last thing I did, was writing my self-evaluation.
I hope you like my portfolio!
3
, William Golding
Life and family
William Golding was born in 1911 in Marlborough, Wiltshire. He grew up in his grandmother’s
house in Cornwall. William’s father was Alec Golding. Alec was a teacher and socialist. His
mother was Mildred Golding. She fought for women suffrage. William grew up with his older
brother Joseph who was also a teacher. He started writing a novel at 12 years old. Later on
he studied natural sciences and English literature at Oxford.
In 1939 he married his wife Ann Brookfield. Ann was an analytical chemist. They had two
children named David and Judith. William start writing Lord of the Flies in 1951. This was
after the war so he used his experiences as inspiration. He used his view on humanity and
it’s evils. It took a long time to publish Lord of the Flies. 20 publishers rejected the book.
After it was published, it became the bestseller in the Uk and the Us. Later on he retired as a
teacher and devoted his life to writing. Golding died in 1993.
Education and career
William attended Marlborough Grammar School from 1921 to 1930. After this he went to
Oxford University. He studied Natural Sciences but after two years he changed to English
Literature. First he became an actor and theater director. Later on, between 1945 and 1961,
he taught at Bishop Wordsworth School in Salisbury. William had four books published while
he was teaching. He also served in the Royal Navy during the Second World War. After this
he wrote Lord of the Flies. Faber published Lord of the flies in 1954.
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