Essays on William Golding

Control Through the Recognition of Needs At times, ‘good’ leaders and ‘effective’ leaders are not synonymous. The novel Lord of the Flies, written by William Golding, is about a group of British boys who are forced to hunt for food, create shelter, and develop their…

The loss of innocents among the boys in the novel Lord of the flies Medi Jones At the beginning of the novel, the plane carrying the boys crash lands onto a remote tropical island leaving a massive ‘scar’ in the once pristine and untouched wilderness….

Traumatic experiences and difficult moments help to define an individual’s resilience and character. These traumatic experiences often occur during one’s adolescence and are part of one’s coming-of-age rite of passage. Whether beneficial or destructive, these significant moments alter lives irreversibly. In particular, most adolescents encounter…

William Golding goes to great lengths to carefully describe the settings on the island on which the boys are stranded. The overall setting is an important aspect of the novel as a whole. “Within the diamond haze of the beach something dark was fumbling along……