Roger, from the novel “Lord of the Flies by William Golding,” is violent, thoughtless, and aggressive. He is also a savage throughout the novel. Roger resorts to violence throughout the novel, gradually getting more harmful, leading up to a murder. It all started Roger’s role in Lord of the Flies is to show that human nature resorts to violence. Roger explores what happens when he acts violently without consequences, by throwing rocks near a littlun. “Roger stooped, picked up a stone, aimed, and threw it at Henry— threw it to miss. The stone, that token of preposterous time, bounced five yards to Henry’s right and fell in the water. Roger gathered a handful of stones and began to throw them.” (62) This displays that Roger likes to experiment and push the limits, especially with violence. He does this by throwing the stones near Henry and he is beginning to enjoy violence without punishment. Although Roger does not harm the littlun, we can start to see a love for …show more content…
“”You don’t know Roger. He’s a terror.“ ”And the chief—they’re both—“ ”—terrors—“ ”—only Roger—“” (189) This passage demonstrates that Roger has become so savage that he is something more than just a terror, only we do not know what more he is because the twins are cut off. However, we can make a prediction that Roger beat Samneric because they are just followers and do not stand up for themselves. Most Importantly, Roger murders Piggy at Castle Rock. “High overhead, Roger, with a sense of delirious abandonment, leaned all his weight on the lever.” (180) Roger was acting violently, knowing there would not be consequences, except for the death of Piggy. This was no accident and he knew well what would happen. “Piggy, saying nothing, with no time for even a grunt, traveled through the air sideways from the rock, turning over as he went.” (181) The rock hit Piggy hard enough for it to send him flying in the air only to land and