Jack Roger Lord Of The Flies Analysis

With an understanding of the inherent darkness in all men and first-hand experience with savagery and violence in World War II, William Golding used Lord of the Flies as not only a historical allegory and a pulpit from which to address the darkness in all men, but also as a metaphor and a example that no one is exempt from human nature. Golding’s characters in Lord of the Flies reflect this idea greatly, but none more so than Roger. Throughout Lord of the Flies, Golding uses the character of Roger to show the follies of mankind and the ability of all people to turn to savagery, as well as the inherent nature of man and society’s internalized acceptance of violence, stemming from Golding’s own experiences with the subject. Golding created

He feels even more power when he, “leaned all his weight on the lever” (180), causing the rock to tumble towards Piggy, and cause him to, “[fall] forty feet and landed on his back” (181). This is the climax of what Roger has become on the island, as well as the kind of person Roger ended up as; for there was no clear reason why Roger needed to kill Piggy. That he found satisfaction in the torment that he enjoys to put on the other boys, but has taken too far. Since no one seems to tell him of his wrongs, "Roger sharpened the stick at both ends" (190). The double headed spear that Roger creates shows how disturbed Roger has become, and how he plans to kill Ralph. He is no longer held back by civilization, He is savage and crazy for

Lord of the Flies by William Golding was influenced strongly by his experiences as a naval officer during World War II. Golding’s wartime service gave him a darker and more realistic look on life, and contributed to the novel’s imagery. As Golding described, World War II woke him up from his falsified beliefs about human nature by showing him the true human condition (“Lord of the Flies,” Novels 175). Lord of the Flies, as Golding explained, is “an attempt to trace the defects of society back to the defects of human nature” (qtd. in “Lord of the Flies,” Novels 189). William Golding based much of Lord of the Flies on his World War II experiences, which provided for a more realistic and accurate

     The character of Roger is also an id but he is a satanic killer. Unlike

Throughout Lord of the Flies, Golding shows his views of the inherent evil of humans. He shows how humans can be in such a savage state, practically mimicking the way of life of their prehistoric ancestors. He exemplifies this with acts of carnage carried on by the young stranded children. It all started with a slight urge to hunt down a pig and then continued on to murdering another human being. Golding shows his views best at the end of the book with the boys being rescued by a Navy crew, which would go on to war it self.

First of all, Jack prioritizes savagery over order and civilization unlike Ralph. He is the main catalyst that sparks the boys’ descent into savagery with the exception of Ralph, Simon and Piggy. He is able to make the boys addicted to bloodlust, in a short matter of time. Without the rules and regulations of society, he never considered the protection of both the litteluns and the rest of the biguns, and continued to ruthlessly murder pigs. He doesn’t hunt pigs for food essential for survival, but rather for the joy of seeing the anguish of the pigs and their blood spilling all over. The quote, “Jack began to dance, and his laughter became a bloodthirsty snarling,” (Golding, p.64) shows that Jack is indeed becoming a savage monster with the laughter of a beast rather than a young innocent, choir boy. He is only concerned about his cruel desires, and becomes unable to see the others boys as human beings. He harms one of the boys

In Lord Of The Flies by William Golding, Golding claims that no matter how civilized or innocent all human beings are, the surrounding environment can change how people interact with each other and turn them from civilized beings into savages. He uses Jack to show that when human nature does not have any restraints, it will slowly evolve into savagery. Jack at first is a respectful, civilized person that is willing to communicate and cooperate with Ralph, but when confronting with the act of killing a pig makes him lose all sense of shame and conscience, he starts acting evil and wanting to hunt Ralph. By the end of the novel, Golding ultimately shows that everyone is capable of being evil and it is only society’s rules that keep most individuals from acting out evil.

Over the summer we all read the book Lord of the Flies by William Golding and had to put of with the one called Jack. In nearly every book there is a so called villain or bad guy to make the story more interesting and eventful, and Jack is just that character. There are many words to describe jack but my word is superior. over all. Throughout the story you start to understand Jacks’s horrid personality and actions which leaves me to believe the best word to describe jack is ¨wicked¨.

Roger demonstrates his own power at the begin of chapter 4 of the book lord of the flies, and experiences powers pushing back against him. In Lord of the flies, William Golding is describing Roger by saying, “Seemed to suit his gloomy face and made what had seemed at first an unsociable,” (60). The reason why this shows he wants power is in the struggle for power is the William Golding decried roger by his face in this part of the book. In Lord of the flies, William Golding said, “Roger led the way straight through the castle, kicking them over,” (60). This shows that Roger thinks that he is boss to the littuns since that his older to them. But on the other hand Maurice feels that what Roger did was wrong and so does Roger. In the book Lord

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. once said of justice, “Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere”; and although the island the boys of Lord of the Flies resided on is outside the borders of civilization, Dr. King’s quote still holds true, thus the boys are to be charged for their actions. The accused, Jack Merridew, is being charged with 2nd degree murder, armed criminal action, and endangering the welfare of a child, due to his participation in the murder of Simon, brandishment of spears, and lack of regard for the other children on the island, respectively.

This scene specifically focuses on Roger's cruelty. What is different from Simon's death is that Roger intentionally pushed a boulder to kill Piggy. Roger's hatred against Piggy is negatively exhibited in this way. This incident happens after Simon's death, and thus it shows that meanwhile the driving force behind the murder changed from unintentional to intentional manner. Continued isolation from civilization facilitates acting just based on one's will as there are no strict rules to follow in the island, ultimately leading to evil conduct like murder. If human beings are inherently good, then it is not possible to explain why even young children keep murdering each other and act based on their impulses. As a result, the idea that humans are fundamentally evil is plausible to explain the events of Lord of the

During Lord of the Flies, Jack exhibited strong traits of a leader. He was commanding and knew how to lead people. Whether he led them well or not is another matter. Jack was also very cunning in any ways. He was able to lure and people to go with him and was able to figure out how to track and hunt down pigs. He is very manipulative and knows how to make things work to his advantage. His motivation is the thirst to be in power and the want to looked upon as a higher being. Because he has this intense burning desire for that, his emotions tend to control him more often than naught. This is shown throughout the book when all he wants to do is to hunt down the pig and slaughter it.

The Flaws Of Society: Lord Of The Flies And The Syrian Civil War Human nature is a complicated and a very complex idea. Humans are inclined to commit inhuman acts, but are also inclined to feel empathy and compassion. In William Golding’s novel, Lord of the Flies, a group of British boys gets stranded on an island. The novel explores the faults of society and how it relates to human nature and the human experience. Lord of the Flies is a novel that deeply touches on all the flaws of humans and the current events that are occurring today.

The Character of Roger is portrayed in the book as one of the antagonists, but not main one as is Jack is. When the reader is first introduced to Roger he is described as a boy with “black hair...[that] seemed to suit his gloomy face and made what seemed” to be “an unsociable remoteness” now look like a boy full of “forbidding”(Golding 60). This first moment of meeting Roger shows the reader that this character will not be the savior, but rather one of the causes of destruction. Not only is it shown in Rogers appearance that he is one of the villains, but after being on the Island without authority for a short period of time it comes to light that he has a darker side when he is shown to be intentionally trying to hurt one of the boys; “Roger stooped, picked up a stone, aimed/ and threw it at Henry, (Golding 62).” When Roger is throwing rocks at Henry, he does it in a way where he is hidden so that the younger boy is not fully aware of what is happening and finds it to be a sort of game.

In the words of the philosopher Jean-Jacques Rousseau, “Our greatest evils flow from ourselves.” In other words, humans harbor an ever present looming evil nature within themselves. Evil is the force in nature that governs and gives rise to wickedness and sin, or the wicked or immoral part of someone. This concept of inner evil rising to the surface permeates William Golding’s dystopian novel Lord of the Flies, that evil exists in every human, proven through the characterization of the marooned boys. There is foreshadowing of the dangers of the boys’ inner immorality from one of the boys, Simon. As the novel progresses, evil starts asserts itself as the boys cast off their innocence and humanity, and turning against each other. Even the