Roger represents the worst of mankind. When Goulding first introduces Roger he is described as “slight, furtive boy whom no one knew, who kept to himself with inner intensity of avoidance and secrecy” in which he seems more corrupt and savage than Jack (22). Later, Roger is found throwing rocks at Henry in which he was “[throwing] it to miss” and his “arm was conditioned by a civilization that knew nothing of him and was in ruins”(62). As it says “[Roger’s] arm was conditioned by a civilization that knew nothing of him and was in ruins” Roger is not going to be able to hold the much restrain of the “taboo of his old life” for much longer (62). As the novel moves forward, that restrain breaks. When they are hunting the sow, Roger “found a lodgment
