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William Golding(1911--1993) and the Nobel Prize for literature William Golding One of the most significant English writers of the 1950s. His novels are referred to as fables or allegories that explore, moral and religious themes, Paying special attention to the problems of evil in human beings. Life of William Golding 1911, born in Cornwall His father was a schoolmaster His mother was a suffragette( 妇女参政权论者) 1921-30, educated at Marlborough Grammar School 1930, at Brasenose College, Oxford Brought up to be a scientist but became devoted to literature 1935, published a volume of poems 1939, got married with Ann Brookfield 1940, joined the Royal Navy and spent six years afloat After the war he returned to teaching, and began to write again 1988, knighted by Elizabeth II and died in 1993 Features of William Goldings Work Exploration of the darkness of mans heart, deep spiritual and ethical questions. The two signs of man are a capacity to kill and a belief in God. Morality is not innate but has to be learned by means of education, or religion. Otherwise, human beings turn into savages, since moral principles are the basis of civilized behaviour and civilized world. Without keeping to them, the evil nature, that is common to all human beings, will come to the surface and the mankind will make for destruction. Features of William Goldings Work Many times in his novels, the characters go through a particular development. For the most part, they solve problems inside themselves--some kind of inner discrepancy. As a rule, it is only at the end, or towards the end of the novel, that the characters reach a certain self-discovery and realize, retrospectively, that evil is not outside, but rather inside them. William Goldings Works 1934年：（Poems）《诗集》 1954年：（Lord of the Flies）《苍蝇王》 1955年：（The Inheritors）《继承者》 1956年：（Pincher Martin）《品彻·马丁》 1958年：（The Brass Butterfly）《军营蝴蝶》 1959年：（Free Fall）《自由落体》 1964年：（The Spire）《尖顶教堂》 1965年：《The Hot Gates》