Character, ROGER

Almost as if a final confirmation of the greater evil residing in Roger, the hunt after Ralph in the final chapter is lead by Roger. The tribe of savages , led by Roger, attempt to murder Ralph as they had done Piggy and Simon. Upon discovery of his predicament, Ralph miserably questioned the twins Samneric - who had been forced into the tribe through fear and torture at Roger's' hand - what would happen to him when the savages caught him. The terrifying reply read: "Roger sharpened a stick at both ends. (page 234)" This implies that Roger, through boundless quantities of evil and cruelty, would roast Ralph after, or perhaps before, his death. Roger even went as far as lighting the bush on fire in an effort to flush out his quarry.