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Sam and Eric
Sam and Eric, who quickly become known as ‘Samneric’, are identical twins, and completely inseparable.
William Golding interviewed in 1959
A link to the interview from BBC iPlayer (log-in required).
Simon
Support available for students and teachers currently working at home. Click here. Simon is the most mysterious character in Lord of the Flies. He is first […]
Introducing The Spire film
This film introduces Golding’s 1964 novel The Spire.
Introduction to William Golding film
This film provides an introduction to William Golding, his life and books.
Bibliography 1990–1999
This is a bibliography for critical work on William Golding, 1990–1999.
Taffy
In Free Fall, Sammy Mountjoy meets Taffy at a meeting for the Communist Party in the late 1930s. Despite being engaged to Beatrice Ifor, Sammy is […]
The moon
‘Clonk Clonk’ (From The Scorpion God) Typically in literature, the moon is associated with women, which makes it an important symbol in ‘Clonk Clonk’.
Madness
Pincher Martin In Pincher Martin, Christopher Martin has been shipwrecked and is surviving on a rock, in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean. His time on […]
Jack
We are offering support for students and teachers. Please click here. Jack is the arrogant leader of the choir in Lord of the Flies, and after […]
Nick Shales
Nick Shales appears in the final part of Free Fall in a memory from the protagonist Sammy Mountjoy. According to Sammy, Shales was ‘the best teacher I […]