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LOTF Background Info.
LOTF Background Info.
Answer the following question in your journal on the same page as the last question. Write the question and answer in complete sentences.
Do you think an author's life contributes to the books that they write? Why/why not?
LOTF written during Cold War
- 1947-1991
- State of political and military tension after World War II between powers in Western Bloc (United States, NATO allies, and others) and powers in the Eastern Bloc (Soviet Union and allies in Warsaw Pact).
- Never engaged directly in full-scale armed combat but they each armed heavily in preparation for possible nuclear world war
Evacuees in WWII - The True Story
How does this relate to LOTF?
LOTF set during WWII
- 1938-1945
- War b/t allied powers (Britain, France, U.S., and Russia) and axis powers (Germany, Italy, and Japan)
- Aerial bombing of cities of Britain forced civilians, particularly children, to move to rural areas
- Prior to the Battle of Britain (1940), 3.5 million people were relocated
William Golding
Do you agree or disagree with Golding? Could the same situation take place with a group of girls trapped on an island instead of boys?
- Born 1911 in England
- Studied English Lit. at Oxford University
- Married in 1939
- Joined Royal Navy in 1940 (during WWII)
- Participated in invasion of Normandy on D-Day
- War influenced view of humanity and evils of which it was capable
- Started on LOTF after war
- Did not publish until 1954
- Won Nobel Prize for Literature 1983
- Died 1993
Answer this question in your journal. Write the quote and questions and answer in complete sentences.
"It was simply what seemed sensible for me after the war when everyone was thanking God they weren't Nazis. I'd seen enough to realize that every single one of us could be Nazis."
- William Golding
What does this quote mean to you?
How does it relate to the Lord of the Flies?