Introduction into Lord of the Flies

WORLD WAR II

THE END OF WORLD WAR I• Germany lost WWI and because of that had to pay for what had happened and the

damage that was caused

• Germany had no say in the discussions

Treaty of Versailles (1920)• Germany was to accept responsibility for starting the war

• Pay for compensation of $33 Billion

• Lost territories

• Last oversea colonies

• German army was restricted to 100, 000 men

• No tanks, aircrafts, submarines, or heavy artillery were permitted

GERMANY’S PROBLEMS

• Germany fell on hard times because of the treaty

• On top of all of this there was also the strain of the Great Depression of the 1930’s

RISE OF HITLER • Out of these hard times came Hitler, who sought glory and power for his country

• Hitler created the Nazi Party and called for all German people to be united under one nation.

• Hitler came into power/control of Germany in 1933

PROPAGANDA• Hitler used propaganda to convince the German people that he could fix everything and

that only through war could Germany get back to its former glory

WAR BREAKS OUT 1939- 1945

OPEN WARFARE IN EUROPE

• Germany looked to gain groups and territory

1) Took Poland

2) Gained Norway

3) Invaded France

BOMBING

• Two Types of Bombing

1. Strategically (attacks on enemy factories and cities

2. Tactical (attacks on enemy navy or army)

• Britain did not want to bomb Germany because they did not want to provoke attack

• However, after some time many British officials believed that Bombing Germany would be the only way to end the war

• Britain began to attach Germany

THE BLITZ

• Hitler was so enraged about the bombing in Germany that he gave the order to begin raids in Britain

• The Raids began September 7 1940 and they lasted until May 1941

COPING THROUGH THE BLITZ

• Britain called Black outs (cut all electricity) in hopes of making it harder for targets

• Shelters were built as bunkers

EVACUATION• Moving all Britain Children from the cities into he county where there was less bombing

• September 1938

1. 800,000 school children

2. 520,00 children under 5

• Left by train

• Lived with host families

• Spent years away from families

Author of Lord of the Flies

WILLIAM GOLDING

LIFE • Born and Raised in Britain

• Fought in WWII in the Royal Navy (4 years)

• Went to Oxford University for Science but switched to English Literature instead

• After Graduating tough English and philosophy

WORK• His work is characterized as ‘regarding the nature of humanity”

• Explored the ‘innate evil of humanity’ in LOTF

• Through that the evil of and was inevitable and a danger to the world

• “Man is a fallen being, He is gripped by original sin”