Roger Flashcards
1
Q
“Ralph was a shock of hair and Piggy a bag of fat”
A
- No longer seen as people, only objects
- Suggests that he is truly a murderer and has no civilisation left
2
Q
“Roger’s sharpened a stick at both ends”
A
Roger is willing to kill Ralph
3
Q
“Roger led the way straight through the castles, kicking them over, burying flowers, scattering the chosen stones”
A
- Highlights violent and destructive nature
- Deliberate act of destruction
- Alludes to savagery that later takes over
4
Q
“Some source of power began to pulse in Roger’s body.”
A
Lost control to darkness/devil
5
Q
“A slight, furtive boy whom no one knew, who kept to himself with an inner intensity of avoidance and secrecy”
A
- At first says nothing
- Inner intensity hints at later malevolence
6
Q
“Roger remained, watching the littluns”
A
- Watchfulness is eerie
- Foreshadows later behaviour
7
Q
“Roger’s arm was conditioned by a civilisation that knew nothing of him and was in ruins”
A
- Initially throws stones to miss
- Sadism being inhibited by remaining traces of a civilised upbringing
8
Q
“sense of delirious abandonment”
A
- Excitement
- Completely surrenders to savagery
8
Q
“hangman’s horror clung round him”
A
- Horrific realisation that he’s killed someone
- Can’t escape from it
9
Q
“Roger advanced upon them as one wielding a nameless authority”
A
- ‘nameless authority’ suggests devil within
- No idea what force is taking control
10
Q
How is Roger depicted?
A
- Sadistic, creates turmoil and pain for pleasure, no motive
- Sociopathic, psychopathic
- Darker side of human nature, id
- Man’s inherent evil
- Fearful character
- Shows area of society where people are evil
