Piggy Vs Lord Of The Flies Persuasive Essay

It is difficult for Roger to break away from the crowd, so in order to fit in with his society he decides that he must kill Piggy. However since his decisions are based purely on his surroundings rather than his personal values, Roger is not guilty for Piggy’s death. But Roger’s genes or how he is raised do not determine his cruel decisions, his environment does. If Roger was still tied to the views of a civil community, he would never commit murder. The consequences are too great in an organized society for killing someone. Yet in Jack’s tribe there are no consequences, as execution is encouraged. Therefore there is pressure and tension within the group that is forcing Roger to act similarly to everyone else. If he does not act as a savage, he is seen as different which makes him unwanted and unaccepted. Roger is not purposely trying to kill Piggy, but is instead being pushed over the edge into doing something where he has no other

Although not mentioned much at the start of the novel, by the end, Roger becomes Jack’s right-hand man. The following quote best captures Roger’s merciless savagery, Golding writes, “‘High overhead, Roger with a sense of delirious abandonment, leaned all his weight on the lever… The rock struck Piggy a gleaning blow from chin to knee… the body of Piggy was gone.”’(Golding 181). Roger, in this scene, murders Piggy in cold blood. Roger clearly knows it is wrong to kill; but, with “abandonment” pushed the rock. Roger, who was first seen throwing stones at Henry, throws the rocks in the area around Henry. This demonstrates that he still has traces of civilization left and that the thought of rules exist. Roger; although, slowly afterwards loses most of his civilization. Once again seen with Jack after they kill the mother pig, Roger, tortures the pig with no remorse. During this sick scene, Roger stabs the pig in whatever place he can find. After all of this, the first thing Roger asks is how are we going to cook it. Finally, when Roger kills Piggy he reaches his final transformation into savagery; therefore, without parental supervision, Roger’s extremely corrupt human nature emerges. Along with Roger’s exhibition of corruptness, Ralph also displays the true human

As for Piggy’s death at Roger’s hands, it could be blamed by the diffident Roger’s innately sadistic behaviour that merely inured to a land that

Jack meets Ralph on the beach after the first hunt, and “[Ralph says,] ‘The best thing we can do is get ourselves rescued.’ Jack had to think for a moment before he could remember what rescue was. ‘Rescue? Yes, of course! All the same, I’d like to catch a pig first’” (Golding 53). The boys have only been on the island for a few weeks, and have already lost touch with what society would place as priority. When Piggy dies, they have been on the island for months on end. The boys are stretched to the breaking point. They are near the point of insanity. Society acts as a lifeline, a tether that people cling to every day. It instills ideals, acceptable behavior, and keeps the animal that resides inside everyone at bay. Roger’s grasp on the tether slips, and he continues to float further away everyday that he remains on the island. Add the fact that he is young, and the responsibility he may have melts into his old life. Roger is not aware of the consequences of leaning on the lever to drop the rock. He has no reason to even think about the possibilities. Without society, people become anarchic and unable to function with deliberate thought. Roger develops an identical thought process long before Piggy dies. He simply cannot be held responsible with the situation that he is

He viciously kills pigs for food, slits their throat and even decapitates one to offer it to the beast. In addition, he actively participated in the murder of Simon by ordering the savage dance. He also bears responsibility for the death of Piggy, as Roger’s influence and beliefs are shaped by Jack. Therefore, the savage and vicious actions that Jack has taken proves that he has truly lost his

Roger seems to be an innocent young boy at the beginning of the book, but he is not. The quote, “Roger took up a small stone and flung it between the twins, aiming to miss. They started and Sam, only just kept his footing ,” is saying how he was trying to make the twins fall. Roger was throwing the rocks and aiming to miss, so that the twins would lose balance and fall off the cliff. The purpose behind this would be to kill them, which shows Rogers cruel and evil intentions.

In Lord of the Flies William Golding is able to portray Roger as a dangerous character early on in the book. When Roger and Maurice bother the littluns, the reader can sense Roger's violent mentality.

Piggy’s death was specifically Roger’s fault. Roger solely decided to make his way over to the large rock and “with a sense of delirious abandonment leaned all his weight on the lever” (Golding 180). Yet Simon’s had murderers, more than one person took part in Simon’s brutal killing. Roger, Jack, Piggy, Ralph, and Samneric were all there and took part in killing what they thought at the time was the “beast”. Comparisons of these assassins indicate there was a significant difference in how much guilt was felt afterwards. Reading the conversations had by Ralph, Piggy, and Samneric the morning after there was obvious guilt that seemed to be painted across all their faces. Especially Ralph who for part of the morning while speaking to Piggy kept saying “Piggy, that was Simon, that was a murder” (Golding 156). On the other hand there is Roger, who seemed to feel no guilt. During the beginning of the book there was a glimpse of Rogers violent behavior when he was throwing stones and teasing the littluns, but from Piggy’s death to the end of the book Roger’s villainous behavior was the most prevalent it had ever been. Roger seemed to have no guilt and he was what one would call a “savage” in the way he acted. Just after killing Piggy he goes and terrorizes Samneric. Then in the end he is man hunting Ralph like a panther chasing a wild pig. Roger felt no guilt, all he seemed to show at this point was

Rules and authority are set up on the island to establish order which initially constraints Roger’s darker nature from thriving. Roger is first introduced by Golding as a “dark boy” (22) to symbolize the evil already within Roger that is not recognized by the other boys. Many of the boys are too busy about themselves to notice the darkness inside Roger: “When Roger opened his eyes and saw him, a darker shadow crept beneath the swarthiness of his skin; but Jack noticed nothing” (Golding 62). Roger first tests the shackles of previous civilization when he throws stones at Henry but is not able to hit him: “Roger gathered a handful of stones and began to throw them. Yet there was a space around Henry, perhaps six yards in diameter, into which he dare not throw. Here,

As I was reading, many clues lead me to the assumption that Roger doesn’t have someone at home to tell him what’s wrong from what’s right. Therefore, Roger doesn’t have anyone to disappoint. A quote Roger said that reasons my assumption is, “There’s nobody home at my house.” Roger isn’t representing anyone at home but himself and no parent figure to tell him what to do, so he does whatever he desires. These two factors of nobody being there for Roger buttress why Roger will perform addition illegal form of act.

He “led the way straight through the castles, kicking them over, burying the flowers, scattering the chosen stones,” only to remain, “watching the littluns.” Maurice, however, “still felt the unease of wrongdoing.” Jack’s only fault was yearning for power, which corrupts those who wield it. Roger is corrupted and malevolent without ever thirsting for this power, and is therefore more evil than Jack. Roger keeps to himself, much like Simon, and remains consistently evil throughout the novel. Near the beginning, he “picked up a stone, aimed, and threw it at Henry-threw it to miss,” held back by “the taboo of the old life.” Later, he did not miss and “with a sense of delirious abandonment, leaned all his weight on the lever,” releasing a huge boulder and killing Piggy. Under the weight of the boulder, “the conch exploded into a thousand white fragments and ceased to exist.” The main symbol for the democracy, equality and justice was indirectly destroyed by Roger. To him, “Ralph was a shock of hair and Piggy a bag of fat,” thus dehumanizing and objectifying them. When Sam and Eric were cornered by Jack’s group of savages, Roger demonstrates his enjoyment for hurting others by “[advancing] upon them as one wielding a nameless authority.” It was not for the sake of supremacy or control, but for unbridled sadistic pleasure. When Ralph finds Sam and Eric, they say that Roger is “a terror”. He also points out that Jack is a terror, but the twins respond with “only

In this magnificent quote of the story one can interpret the fact that Roger can not hurt Henry because civilization is protecting him. This means that Roger still feels remorse about hurting a child because in his hometown he would have been disciplined not to do such thing. However, his trials to hurt him demonstrates that Roger is starting to become savage. Furthermore, in this quote one is able to observe the foreshadowing of the hunter and choir member Roger becoming uncivilized because he is attempting to hurt a person younger than him with a stone which could be considered brutal. Additionally, the theme which the author is trying to interpret in this section is humans becoming savage or just savagery. His feeling of guilt is what prevents

Roger is satanic and also a threat to the boys in Lord of the Files. For example, as the novel progresses roger so does Roger's satanic acts within this following quote "Roger gathered a handful of stones and began to throw them. Yet there was a space round Henry, perhaps six yards in diameter, into which he dare not throw" (Golding 62). The six-yard diameter circle that is surrounding Henry is a sign a the society that he has left made by parents, teachers, and other adult influences in his life. By not throwing rocks directly at him shows that he still has a piece of society intract with him. Towards the end in the novel Roger goes to the extremity and kills Piggy. The following quote is about Piggys's death,"Piggy's arms and legs twitched

In the very beginning of the story he tries to steal Luella’s purse “a boy ran up behind her and tried to snatch her purse.” Roger doesn't get far with the purse because he falls down and when Luella goes to pick him up and asks why he tried to steal her purse he says he didn't try to steal it. This shows that he isn’t a bad kid but he just very desperate for money. That's why he would steal. By stealing her pursue the reader learns how desperate Roger is.

During the first few chapters Roger was very quite and not involved until he shows his first action of violence. In the first official gathering of all the boys Roger mentioned the idea of a vote for a chief which was widely liked. In chapter 4 Roger and Maurice were coming down from fire duty and decided to run "straight through the castles, kicking them over"(60) which was a form of using manners but still being violent. This was because Roger was so used to being yelled at for being mean or violent so instead of hurting the littluns he just ruined something they were working on. Roger was stalking Henry "drifting casually