Who Is Roger Innocent In Lord Of The Flies

“Juveniles don’t think of the consequences of their actions”(Beller). This is just like Roger in the novel, Lord of the Flies, written by William Golding. Roger grew up in a family that did not give him severe punishments for the bad things he did. This lead to him doing terrible things that no person should do. In the novel, a group of young British boys end up on a deserted island after their plane crashes. Soon after, the survivors join together, find food and water, and elect a boy named Ralph as leader. Eventually, an older boy named Jack separates from the group and creates his own tribe which Roger soon joins. As the boys are on the island for more time, they become more savage-like as they start to hunt pigs and wear paint on their faces. Jack and his tribe need fire to cook their food so they steal Piggy’s glasses in the darkness of night. Piggy is the smartest out of everyone, however people ignore his ideas most of the time because of his physical appearance. The next day, Ralph and Piggy head to Jack’s tribe to attempt to get the glasses back. While Ralph and Jack are arguing about the glasses, Roger pushes a large boulder down a hill which hits piggy and kills him. Roger is innocent because he does not understand what he is …show more content…
Roger knows that he can do whatever he wants because there is “no parent to let fall a heavy hand”(Golding 60). Therefore, Roger can do anything he wants with no punishment given to him from adults. He uses his time on the island to get away from the rules of his parents and society. Because of this, Roger thinks it is ok to kill animals and humans. Killing piggy is an opportunity for Roger to break the rules he hates without the normal consequences. Everyone else but the small group of Ralph’s tribe enjoy the death of Piggy. Roger gets off the hook with no change to his