William Golding was born on 19 September 1911 in Saint Columbia, England (C1). He grew up in a 14th century house right next to a cemetery (C1). Even though living near the cemetery would scare most people, he actually liked it because he felt a sense of history living near it. His mother Mildred was an active suffragette who fought for women's right to vote in England (C1). His father Alex was a school teacher who he looked up to and wanted to follow in his footsteps (C1). His father had a great impact on his life and growing up as a child he looked up to him and was a hero in his eyes. William attended Marlborough Grammar School where he received his early education (C2). This is also the same school his father ran, so he was with his father almost every day during his early childhood. As a child he was what you might call a “bully”. He could often at times be described as a frustrated child and would take it out on his peers and bully them (C2). Golding even admitted that as a child he said he could be a “brat” and also that he “enjoyed hurting people” (C2). Although he was young, at the age of twelve he tried to write his first novel, but failed and never finished it (C2). Even though he failed to write his first novel, he was not discouraged. He rejected it and decided that being an author could be resisted because he needed to move on with his life and focus on other things that were important to him. He was doing great in school and wanted to further his education and do something of his own. After primary school he decided to go on and attend Brasenose College at Oxford University where he would major in philosophy (C3). He liked to collect… the medium of paper… that influenced him. He remained humble and continued to move forward and write more novels. When it comes to making a dream come true, he is a man who didn't let anything stop him from doing what he had 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: William Golding's Lord of the Flies." Bloom's literature. File Web Facts, Inc.. March 26, 2014. "Sir William Golding." 2014. The Biography Channel website. Network. March 26, 2014, 01:06. Tiger, Virginia. "Lord of the Flies." Bloom's literature. File Web Facts, Inc.. March 26, 2014.Trueman, Chris. “What the Cold War was.” Site for learning history. NP Network. March 27, 2014. "William Golding." page no. Contemporary authors. Network. March 26 2014.