BACKGROUND TO CREATING A NOVEL WILLIAM GOLDING "LORD OF THE FLIES"
The article reveals the prerequisites for the creation of the novel «Lord of the Flies» by William Golding, a well-known writer in the English-speaking world of the ХХ-th century. It is emphasized that Golding wrote a dystopian work, because he was a participant of the Second World War and experienced all its horrors. It is indicated that, describing the presence of children which turned out to be on a desert island, Golding managed fully reflect the manifestations of cruelty, moral and physical exhaustion and degradation of the individual in extreme conditions in the struggle for survival. The author proves that human nature is inherently sinful, and animal instincts take precedence over the moral qualities of the human person.