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Henry
Henry is potentially part of Jack’s choir, although we are introduced to him in a rush of names in the opening chapter. Later, Golding notes […]
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 […]
Golding reads A View to a Death
William Golding reads from the end of Lord of the Flies Chapter 9: A View to A Death. He comments that the book ‘was written […]
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.
The Lord of the Flies
The Lord of the Flies appears in Chapter Eight. Jack and his hunters kill a sow and decide to leave an offering for the beast. […]
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 […]
