Connor and I researched about Roger, from Lord of the Flies. Roger is quiet and keeps to himself. He is a “bigun”, probably around 13 years old, meaning that he is one of the older boys. Although he is quiet, he can be aggressive as well. He likes to bully the “littluns”. He is one of the hunters, and is Jack’s right-hand man. He has long dark hair and is tanned from the hot sun. He has a gloomy face and a dark demeanour. He is evil and cruel. He is feared by all the littluns and most of the biguns.
1.) “There was a slight, furtive boy whom no one knew, who kept to himself with an inner intensity of avoidance and secrecy. He muttered that his name was Roger and was silent again”
- Shows that shows that Roger is quiet, and doesn’t like attention.
2.) “The dark boy, Roger, stirred at last and spoke up.”
- Shows that roger had dark skin, or a dark persona.
3.) “That was no good.”
Roger spat efficiently into the hot dust
- Shows that Roger is arrogant.
4.) “You don’t know Roger. He’s a terror.”
-> this quote could mean that nobody truly knows who roger is and that he is unpredictable and a terror
5.) “Roger led the way straight through the castles, kicking them over, burying the flowers, scattering the chosen stones.”
- Shows that Roger doesn’t care
- He thinks hes better than everyone else
6.) “He was not noticeably darker than when he had dropped in, but the shock of black hair, down his nape and low on his forehead, seemed to suit his gloomy face and made what had seemed at first an unsociable remoteness into something forbidding”
-> This quote shows that Rogers skin tone has gotten much darker since he’s landed. His hair has also grown out a lot
8.) Roger stooped, picked up a stone, aimed, and threw it at Henry— threw it to miss
- Shows that Roger is mean and obnoxious
9.) When Roger opened his eyes and saw him, a darker shadow crept beneath the swarthiness of his skin; but Jack noticed nothing.
- Shows that Roger has a dark demeanor
10.) All at once, Robert was screaming and struggling with the strength of
frenzy. Jack had him by the hair and was brandishing his knife. Behind him was Roger, fighting to get close
-> roger likes to be apart of the attention as he was trying to join in
11.) Roger, uncommunicative by nature, said nothing. He offered no opinion on the beast nor told Ralph why he had chosen to come on this mad expedition.
- Shows that Roger doesn’t speak up or contribute to the conversation
12.) Roger spoke; they jumped, for they had forgotten him. “A frog.”
- Shows that Roger is quiet
13.)Roger became the pig, grunting and charging at Jack, who side-stepped.
- Shows Roger’s aggressiveness
- Pretends to be a pig
14.) Roger ran round the heap, prodding with his spear whenever pigflesh appeared.
- Shows that roger is aggressive and savage
15.) Roger found a lodgment for his point and began to push till he was leaning with his whole weight. The spear moved forward inch by inch and the terrified squealing became a highpitched scream.
-> this quote shows that roger is the one who raped the pig which shows his immaturity