Context Flashcards
All 11 cards in this deck
When was Lord of the Flies published?
1954.
Which firm published Lord of the Flies?
Faber and Faber.
When did William Golding live?
1911–1993.
What was Golding’s job when he wrote Lord of the Flies?
Teacher at Bishop Wordsworth’s School, Salisbury.
In which service did Golding fight in the Second World War?
The Royal Navy, including the D-Day landings.
Which prize did Golding win in 1983?
The Nobel Prize in Literature.
Which 1857 adventure novel does Lord of the Flies answer?
The Coral Island by R. M. Ballantyne.
Which two character names does Golding borrow from The Coral Island?
Ralph and Jack.
Which weapon does Piggy say the pilot talked about?
The atom bomb.
Which tension between East and West was building when the novel came out?
The Cold War.
What does the name ’Lord of the Flies’ translate?
Beelzebub, a name for the devil.