William Golding: Joining The Royal Navy

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illiam Golding was born in 1911 Cornwall, England. Where his mother was a women's right activist and his father was a schoolmaster. William received his early education at the school his father ran, Marlborough Grammar School. biography.com)
William was so in love with writing he ever tried to write his first novel at 12 years old. Unfortunately, it was not a success. Angered, Golding let his frustrations out on bullying his peers. Even to the extremes of saying, “ I enjoyed hurting people.” Which would come into his favor later in life when he joined the Royal Navy.

During his service in the Royal Navy, for 6 years, he fell in love with the sea. He was said to fight off planes and submarines, during World War II. While on deck of the battleships

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