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Sir William Golding composed Lord of the Flies shortly after the end of WWII. At the time of the novel's composition, Golding, who had published an anthology of poetry nearly two decades earlier, had been working for a number of years as a teacher and training as a scientist. 

In the following unit, students will explore the themes of power, control, abuse and respect between the characters in the novel Lord of the Flies.