Character Poem For School (Lord of the Flies) description of Roger

By Ilovewriting99

Wed, 07 Dec 2011
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“Slight” and “Furtive” is what they say
Golding describes him as “the dark boy”.
Is he foreshadowing in some way?
Smashing the littlun’s sandcastles each and every day
He throws stones near people almost as if they were prey
He’s aware of his wrongdoings but chooses to pretend its all okay
The temptation of the feast causes many boys including him to file away
He attends the first brutalization and attempts to turn Simon into a puree
His admiration for jack inclines as his sanity has already begun to fade away
After Jack tells him to sharpen a stick at both ends, he has no choice but to obey
The catapult intrigues him and he adores Jack due to such a display of power play
During the confrontation he pulls the lever and the second death depicts this is no longer child play
This terror of a boy loves inflicting pain through foul play
Now tell me, who do you think all of these descriptions portray?

Certificate 15
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Comments

Submitted by Ilovewriting99 on
I'm just starting out so I doubt my writings are even anything close to some others on this site.. I'll learn the ropes eventually.. It's just for school and the only thing i have for now.. sorry :/

-Alyssa Leanne

Submitted by seashore on
No apologies required, Ilovewriting99 (long name to type!). I really enjoyed reading this and remembered reading the book more years ago than I care to count. It's one of those books that stays with you forever. Anyway, well done and welcome.

Submitted by Ilovewriting99 on
@seashore Alright, and yes it is XD. I wasn't too excited when I had to read it for school, but once we finished and discovered some of the indirect aspects of the book I really enjoyed the inner message Golding displayed. Thank You very much!

-Alyssa Leanne

Submitted by Leander42 on
Never apologise for your writing. The content of your poem is excellent. The rhythm (I can never spell that word) and metre will improve the more you write and you develop your own 'voice' and style. Stephen Fry's 'The Ode Less Travelled' also helps - well it did for me. Well done. I look forward to seeing more from you.

 

Submitted by Ilovewriting99 on
@Leander42 Alright, I now will not apologize! Thank You (: and yes if i keep writing more I'm sure those aspects will improve(: I will post more sometime soon! Thank you very much!

-Alyssa Leanne

Submitted by scratch on
SUPERB no other way to describe this poetry. I loved it. I guess you're in year 10/11? You are headed for an A*. Keep writing and please keep sharing. I have benefited hugely form this. Big smile on my face. (10th line), I think you meant to say 'declines'? Post more please, even if it is on the same subject - I want to read more from you.

 

Submitted by Ilovewriting99 on
@scratch I'm a sophomore in high school(: and thank you for the compliments on my work(: I've been writing since I was little and although this isn't one of my best pieces I'll be sure to add more!

-Alyssa Leanne