Why did Golding write the novel?

Last updated: 15/11/2023
Contributor: Luke Power
Why did Golding write the novel?
Main Subject
Key stage
Exam board
Category
Prose: Modern prose
Inside
Includes answers
Resource type
Student activity
Author
William Golding
Title
Lord of the Flies
A series of tasks encouraging students to reflect on The Lord of the Flies purpose and what Golding's intentions were when he wrote the novel. The resource provides contextual information about life in the 1950s and get students to explore how some of the issues are presented in the book. Suggested answers are included. 

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Hi Sarah, thank you for your query. We tend to provide hyperlinks when they go to reputable and reliable sources. In this case, it looks like the article is available online, but I'm not sure how long the link is likely to stay active. Here you go: https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&pid=sites&srcid=amVmZmNvc2Nob29scy51c3xkcmhzLWhvbm9ycy1lbmdsaXNoLTl8Z3g6MjE1NzYxMmI0NTdkMGNjYQ.

Helen Stacey, Teachit English Editor

17/10/2019

It would have been helpful if a copy of the article mentioned was provided with this resource.

Sarah Holmes

16/10/2019

Hi Sarah, thank you for your query. We tend to provide hyperlinks when they go to reputable and reliable sources. In this case, it looks like the article is available online, but I'm not sure how long the link is likely to stay active. Here you go: https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&pid=sites&srcid=amVmZmNvc2Nob29scy51c3xkcmhzLWhvbm9ycy1lbmdsaXNoLTl8Z3g6MjE1NzYxMmI0NTdkMGNjYQ.

Helen Stacey, Teachit English Editor

17/10/2019

It would have been helpful if a copy of the article mentioned was provided with this resource.

Sarah Holmes

16/10/2019