Transformative Power Of Travel

Roger was married to Hester; however, when he went to live with the Native Americans for a period and later returned, he found that “Heaven had wrought an absolute miracle by transporting an eminent Doctor of Physic from a German university” (Hawthorne 111). He had come back to see his wife had cheated on him with Arthur. Hester had thought “Are thou like the Black Man that haunts the forest?” (Hawthorne 72). He was a nice guy until Hester cheated on him and turned him into the devilish character. Ultimately he set out to seek revenge on Arthur and expose

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

A Journey can be a process of self-discovery, a movement of one’s location, a shift in direction leading to an understanding of the world and themselves. In order for a journey to take place it must have one key ingredient, that is, a traveller. Journey is happening all around us to deny it is to deny the very meaning of life itself, it is a necessary part of human nature and it’s how we act upon it that defies the impact felt and destination found. Through Michael Gow’s ‘Away’ and ‘The Blind Side’ produced by John Lee Hancock, applications of both dramatic and film techniques allow the responder to see the direct impacts a journey puts on the traveller, either physically, emotionally or spiritually.

Travel literature displays local colours, climates and culture. It has almost assumed a metaphysical and semi-religious significance. Elizabeth Waterson says that “a travelogue is a diary and narrative of travel, sport and adventure”. It is, she states, “a blend of description, anecdote and personal commentary” ( Waterson 10).

1. The thesis of this essay in the author's words is "Travel is how we put a voice to the Other and step a little beyond our second hand images of the alien." In other words, the author is trying to tell us that travelling is necessary in order for us to not hold prejudices and experience the lifestyle of other cultures.

To begin with, Roger progressively transforms from a mysterious boy to a barbarian over the course of civilization to regression. Roger avoids social contact, initially, until refinement unravels among several boys, and he gets unruly--walking into the littluns’ sandcastle purposely--after relieving his signal fire duties. Afterwards, Roger continues bothering the kids, more particularly--Henry--as he “stoop[s], pick[s] up a stone, and thr[ows] it at Henry--threw it miss” (Golding 62). Roger gives in to the lack of civilization on the island by having the idea of harming a mere, young boy. However, civilization embeds a part of him, and it prevents him from hitting Henry literally. For example, he “pick[s] up a stone” (Golding 62) with the intent of using it to hurt a person since over time, the island gradually loses its authority and order. Consequently, these boys influence one another dramatically by their thirst to hunt or simple goal of survival. In this case, Jack, a power hungry tyrant, barbarically impacts Roger and his viewpoints. However, at home, society reminds Roger such actions are not acceptable, so he “threw it to

In Conclusion “Drifters” “Lucky Miles” “Last seen at 12.10AM” and “The Ivory trail” all have impacts which affect each traveler in different

Early on, the unspoken rules of society keep Roger from causing harm to other boys. He throws stones at Henry but he “(throws them) to miss”pg.62 which shows that he is still impacted by societal rules. However, he is isolated from society for an extended period of time. When conflict erupts within the boys, he “(leans) all his weight on (a) lever” pg.180 that “(strikes) Piggy a glancing blow” pg.180 and ultimately takes his life. Roger being isolated from civilized society for an extended period of time leads him to kill Piggy.

Above all, the desire to kill is very present in Roger, he enjoys hurting and mutilating for the fun of it and he also always wants to look better than everyone else. He is addicted to the feeling of power and always wants more. When the hunters are hunting the sow, they are all trying to kill her but, Roger wants to torture and abuse her. Instead of just stabbing her like the rest of the boys are doing, he not only kills her but also rapes her.

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

At the beginning of the story Roger just wants to get away from Ms. Jones then she just takes him to her house. When they got to the house she let him go and he wanted run but he didn’t. Then he tried to earn her trust by asking her if she needed someone to run to the store to get some milk. After they ate their dinner she gave him the money he needed to buy the shoes he wanted. He learned manors and to ask and not steal.

Roger’s entire purpose and character in the colony is a secret, and, as a result, he is totally consumed by his shadow until it completely envelops him. Both Chillingworth and Dimmesdale, because they are

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 starts out as a seemingly innocent follower of Jack, but throughout the novel, he becomes a character with a power of his own. A first glance at him foreshadows his fall into darkness, as he throws rocks at little boys to

The first time Roger is mentioned in the book if when Charles Darnay if on trial for allegedly being a French spy. Cly says that he began working for the prisoner, Darnay, four years ago. But initially became suspicious when, “In arranging his clothes, while travelling, he had seen similar lists to these in the prisoner’s pockets, over and over again, and that he had seen the prisoner show these identical lists