In the Lord of the Flies, Roger represents the sadist of the 12 boys and evolves in his evil nature throughout the novel. Shortly after the plane had crashed, he had began to show his cruelty toward others, “Roger stooped, picked up a stone, aimed, and threw it at Henry - threw it to miss.” (Golding 62). Civilization had still restrained Roger so, therefore, he had intentionally missed Henry. The laws of the church and parents had protected Henry and kept Roger from unleashing his desire to hurt. However, his savagery will develop and his ambition to kill will grow. For example, during the fight on the mountain, “High overhead, Roger, with a sense of delirious abandonment, leaned all his weight on the lever.” (Golding 180) Savagery had taken