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What do World War II, the Holocaust, and the development of nuclear weapons have to do with a story about boys stranded on a deserted island? This program shows how mid-20th century social conditio...

What do World War II, the Holocaust, and the development of nuclear weapons have to do with a story about boys stranded on a deserted island? This program shows how mid-20th century social conditions and political upheaval are reflected in Golding’s fiction. It also explains how his personal experiences affected his writing and how the story was influenced by popular fiction of the era.

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