Life of William Golding / Michael C. Prusse Golding took many years to find his voice / William Golding, interviewed by Jack Biles Golding's novels are serious in theme and exciting in plot / Lars Gyllensten Golding was a major novelist who took on important themes / Times of London Lord of the Flies is about mastering the conflicts of puberty / Jerome Martin Lord of the Flies is about the male tendency to violence / Paula Alida Roy Law and order can control humanity's evil nature / Kathleen Woodward Civilization is no protection against humanity's evil nature / Patrick Reilly Even Children are innately corrupt / Paul Slayton Human nature is not the sole cause of social evils / David Spitz Golding warns against racial and class violence in Lord of the Flies / Paul Crawford Human spirit can triumph over barbarism / Bernard S. Oldsey, Stanley Weintraub In recognizing their savage nature, humans gain maturity / Minnie Singh Lord of the Flies is a political psychological and religious allegory / Diane Andrews Henningfeld Violence in Lord of the Flies results from the failure to accept responsibility / Kenneth Watson War on terror is described as a battle between good and evil / David R. Mandel Young males' attraction to risk makes them prime recruits in the war on terror / Cheryl Bernard Survivor makes aggression attractive / Christine McGovern Alienation from peers can lead teens to violence / Antonius H. N. Cillessen Violent behavior by teenage girls needs to be taken seriously / Georgie Binks