William Golding was born on September 19, 1911 in Saint Columbia, England (C1). He grew up in a 14th century house right next to a cemetery (C1). Although living next to the cemetery scared most people, he rather enjoyed it because he felt a sense of history living near it. Her mother Mildred was an active suffragette who fought for women's right to vote in England (C1). His father Alex was a schoolmaster whom he admired and wanted to follow in his footsteps (C1). His father had a great impact on his life and growing up he looked up to his father and was a hero in his eyes. William attended Marlborough Grammar School where he received his early education (C2). It's also the same school that his father ran, so he was with his father almost every day from infancy to the end of his childhood. As a child, he was what you might call a “tyrant.” Often he could be described as a frustrated child and would lash out and bully his peers (C2). Golding even admitted to stating that when he was a child he said he could be a “brat” and also said that “I liked to hurt people” (C2). Although he was very young, at the age of twelve he tried to write his first novel, he failed and never finished it (C2). Although he failed to write his first novel, it did not discourage him. He brushed off that idea and decided that becoming an author could wait because he needed to move on with his life and focus on other things that were important to him. He did very well in school and wanted to continue his education and make something of himself. After primary school he decided to continue his education and attend Brasenose College, Oxford University where he would major in Philosophy (C3). He liked to find himself in the middle of a paper... it didn't affect him. He remained humble and continued to move forward and write more novels. When it came to dreaming, he was a man who let nothing stop him from doing what he planned and wanted to accomplish. William Golding died on June 19, 1993, leaving behind a legacy that many will follow. Works Cited Golding, William. Lord of the Flies. New York: Penguin Group, 1954. Print. Schoene-Harwood, Berthold. “Boys with Sticks: Lord of the Flies by William Golding.” Bloom's literature. Facts about File, Inc. Web. March 26, 2014. “Sir William Golding.” 2014. Biography Channel website. Internet. March 26, 2014, 1:06 a.m. Tiger, Virginia. “Lord of the Flies.” Bloom's literature. Facts about File, Inc. Web. March 26, 2014. Trueman, Chris. “What was the Cold War?” » History learning site. No. Internet. March 27, 2014. "William Golding". n.pag. Contemporary authors. Internet. March 26 2014.