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a-eagle
a-eagle
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High School - 11th Grade

In Chapter 4 of "Lord of the Flies," what is real reason Roger throws rocks and why does he blush afterwards?

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Posted by a-eagle on Monday September 15, 2008 at 7:36 PM and tagged with chapter 4, characters, lord of the flies, plot, rocks, roger.

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  1. ms-mcgregor Teacher
    High School - 12th Grade

    Chapter 4 establishes Roger’s personality. It is here that Roger’s true personality begins to emerge, unhampered by civilization. Roger watches as Henry becomes absorbed in playing with small creatures in a tidal pool. Roger begins to throw rocks at him, missing on purpose, not because he doesn’t desire to hurt the boy, but because “Roger’s arm was conditioned by a civilization that knew nothing of him and was in ruins.” However, Golding says that Roger had "a strange pleasure" throwing the rocks. This is the first indication that Roger is becoming increasingly savage. This time he blushes because civilization still has partial hold on his thinking. Later, he will have no such compulsions.

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    Posted by ms-mcgregor on Monday September 15, 2008 at 8:18 PM