North Smithfield High School Library: Lord of the Flies by William Golding:

Short documentary about William Golding's life and work.

(approx. 31 min.)

1: Author William Golding

2: Based on "Coral Island"

3: Theme: Good Versus Evil

4: Plot: Darkness and Violence

5: Elements of Structure

6: Characterization and Leadership

7: Loss of Innocence

8: Irony

9: Golding's Message

10: Paradoxes

• William Golding's Lord of the Flies in Historical Context
• William Golding's Criticism on the Culture of Violence in World War II Portrayed in Lord of the Flies
• On symbolic significance of Characters in Lord of the Flies
• Men of a Smaller Growth: A Psychological Analysis of William Golding's Lord of the Flies
• Boys Armed with Sticks: William Golding's Lord of the Flies
• Ecocritical Reading of William Golding's Lord of the Flies
• A Study of 'Game Metaphor' in Golding's Lord of the Flies
• Grief, Grief, Grief: Lord of the Flies

Brief video of Golding speaking about Lord of the Flies

(3 min.)