All of these quotes deal with theme or symbolism. If the quote is simply third person narration no speaker is identified. If the quote is spoken, the speaker is identified before the quote it. Some quotes do have a brief explanation in front of them. The following Lord of the Flies quotes are not explained here, though most of their meanings are fairly evident. Mentally dehumanizing those not in his group frees Roger from the restraints of decency, an effect he feels as "a sense of delirious abandonment" when he releases the rock to kill Piggy.Lord of the Flies Quotes with Page Numbers From his point of view on top of Castle Rock, "Ralph was a shock of hair and Piggy a bag of fat" - not other human beings.
Roger carves out a distinct niche in the tribe as the hangman, the torturer who plays a key role in all dictatorships, and relishes the role of a killer. civilization." Once he joins Jack's tribe, he has lost that conditioning and eventually kills Piggy with one boulder, which was not intended to miss.
Initially, in a mean-spirited prank, Roger throws rocks at the unsuspecting littlun, Henry, but he throws them so that they miss, surrounded as Henry is by "the protection of parents and school and policeman and the law. The "irresponsible authority" of Jack's reign offers him the chance to unleash his innate cruelty. All his life, Roger has been conditioned to leash or mask his impulses. He is described in Chapter 1 as a boy "who kept to himself with avoidance and secrecy." His secret is that he is, in some ways, more evil than even Jack. His evil motives are different from Jack's, who pursues leadership and stature and enjoys the thrill of the hunt. Roger represents the sadist, the individual who enjoys hurting others.
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