Now that you know a little of the horrors William Golding had endured during WWII, such as the D-Day landings, try to picture the horrors and violence Golding saw from human beings. Added to this, consider the destruction caused by the two nuclear bombs dropped on Japan at the end of WWII, as well as the subsequent fear of nuclear war during the Cold War.

Now, I want you to imagine that YOU are William Golding, and I want you to “plan a rewrite” The Coral Island as if you were him. Consider how the following would change:

• Theme(s)

• Characters

• Setting

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Comment on their work by considering the following questions:

1. In what ways was their replanned version of The Coral Island similar? In what ways was it different?

2. What did you like most about their replanned version? Was it ways in which they characterized the newly imagined characters, or the setting? Be specific.

3. Overall, what grade would you give your peer.