Roger Jack An Indian Story Essays


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“The Color of Family Ties” by Naomi Gerstel and Natalia Sarksian Essay

In “An Indian Story” by Roger Jack is an example of family solidarity and care giving within a minority family.It is an evident that even before he decided to move with Greta, Jack was very close to her when he stated, “I walked to Aunt Greta’s house and asked if I could move in with her since I had already spend so much time with her anyway”(53).In “An Indian Story” by Roger Jack, it talks about nontraditional families with supportive relationships and strong family ties, which is a good example to describe of minority.It shows that the connections between “An Indian Story” and “Looking for Work”.During the years, Jack and his aunt form an even stronger bond and she became a mother to him as they shared many adventures together.


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“An Indian Story” by Roger Jack Essay

This is our first example of the strong ties to extended family in this story.The author states, “She [Greta] had so much love and knowledge to share, which she passed on to me naturally and freely” (53).During the years, Jack and his aunt form an even stronger bond and she became a mother to him as they shared many adventures together.The fact that Greta looked after her father demonstrates another tight family bond and support for one another but it was also evident that the two share a close relationship.It is an evident that even before he decided to move with Greta, Jack was very close to her when he stated, “I walked to Aunt Greta’s house and asked if I could move in with her since I had already spend so much time with her anyway”(...


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All in the Family Essay

“An Indian Story.” Ed.Much like when Roger stated, “I walked to Aunt Greta’s and asked if I could move in with her since I had already spent so much time with her anyway” (Jack 53).Taking a look at the narrative, An Indian Story by Roger Jack, this non-nuclear family shows us the readers, the lesion of who can and could be considered family.“Looking for Work.” Ed.“My home and academic life improved a lot after I had moved in with Aunt Greta” (Jack 53).


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”Lord of the Flies” by William Golding

Roger feels power in the harm and fear of others, he truly is savage.Roger turns from evil into pure sadistic once he is on the island because there is no one to enforce the morals of right and wrong, or o punish him when he has gone against a moral.This shows that Roger was once at least partly civilized when there were laws, and grown adults to stop him.Ralph, when he is being hunted by the other tribe that wants to kill him, he is more afraid of Roger, the one who increases fear in people and tortures them so that they will obey, than he is of Jack, the chief of Roger and his tribe.But now, on this island, there are none of these and Roger can take control of whatever he pleases because it’s what makes him feel good.


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Lord of the Flies Essay

When Roger was a part of the civilized tribe, he conditioned his arm to shoot and miss “Yet there was a space round Henry, perhaps six yards in diameter, into which he [Roger] dare not throw.” (Golding, 199) By Piggy saying this, it got Roger upset, because he had critized his chief and their tribe.First, there is an attempt of killing a pig which drives Jack to hunt again “You cut a pig’s throat to let the blood out,” said Jack, “otherwise you can’t eat the meat.” For no apparent reason, Jack wanted to torture Wilfred, maybe to reassert himself as chief and gain more followers.This is also an example of their want to hunt and kill, and in order to be rid of order and civilization Jack had to kill Ralph, but he had not succeed.


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How is the Struggle between Good and Evil presented in Lord of the Flies? Essay

As the island descends into savagery Roger not only joins in but also becomes as powerful as Jack “wielding a nameless authority.” Of course as Simon is the representation of good he is destroyed by evil.Roger as the representation of evil not only helps to destroy Simon, but also murders Piggy.Simon and Roger represent two ends of a scale in the book.To start with he is tempted by Jack and hunting, “Ralph watched them [the hunters] envious and resentful.” And this is reflected in the way he treats Piggy; at the beginning he mocks him and does not take him seriously, “”Piggy!” Ralph shrieked with laughter,” by the end he is to Ralph “the true, wise friend called Piggy.” Golding has shown a drifting scale through the book at the beginning...


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Good and Evil in ”Lord of the Flies”

Since the boys arrive in the island, and Ralph is elected chief, there is a constant struggle between Jack and Ralph, caused by Jack’s anxiety for power and his envy toward Ralph’s position.Roger and Jack show their dark continuously, it is more like a “habit” being cruel and killer.The novel “Lord of the Flies” shows many frightful characters such as Jack and Roger.By the other hand there is Roger.The novel leaves us with the question: Are the kids going back to a better world or to a worse world?


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Symbolism in ”Lord of the Flies”

Jack represents the savagery and hate in all of us.Jack represents the savagery and hate in all of us.Roger is his right hand man but is even worse.Jack and Roger are the complete opposite.He overthrows Ralph with fun, and then proceeds to use muscle once he had friends like Roger.


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”Lord of the Flies” by William Golding

He does this for self-preservation, whereas Jack and Roger both enjoy manipulation, through torture.“Satan’s signature” seemed to be upon his face, and he was described as “particularly wicked-looking.” Hyde speaks little, like Roger (who does not voice his thoughts at assemblies, even thought the most inarticulate, like Simon and Percival Wemys Madison attempt to), but when he does speak, he does not restrain himself, in the same way as Jack does not when he is angry.The physical similarity to Roger is not great, it is only that both are small, Roger being describes as “slight” and Jekyll describes his alter ego as “younger, lighter..In Lord of the Flies, evil incidents usually involve groups of boys, except for the killing of Piggy by ...


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To What Extent Does William Golding Portray Mankind As Being Inherently Evil?

Roger starts off as still a bit civilised – but this completely changes as we progress deeper into Lord of the Flies.Overall in Lord of the Flies, there are only two inherently evil people: Jack and Roger.“Roger stooped, picked up a stone, aimed and threw it at Henry – threw to miss … there was a space around Henry, perhaps six yards in diameter, into which he dare not throw.” .This shows that even though Roger is on the island, away from all usual correcting influences like parents, teachers, and the law, he still is ruled by them.This shows that at the end, Roger eventually rises up over Jack and becomes the most evil inhabitant of the island.


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Compare the Threats to Civilisation in the Lord of the Flies by William Golding and the Stolen Bacillus by H. G. Wells

Jack rules his tribe of hunters by fear.Then Piggy gets killed, intentionally, by Roger.individual, Jack!society breaks down in stages because of one individual, Jack, who .Roger is described as 'sadistic' and gets pleasure out of being cruel.


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“Lord of the Flies” – novel by William Golding (1954) Essay

In the shot where Roger releases the rock, the director shows the shot from Ralph’s point of view.Roger is not so well shown in Hooks film.In the build up to the climax, the camera continually switches between Piggy and Roger, with longer shots to Roger as we get ever closer to the climax.The camera stays still to make Roger look as though he is pushing harder, as he moves out of the shot.All, including Jack seem shocked, but Roger is not.


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Psychological Insights about Lord of the Flies Essay

The 3 main characters minds are challenged the most in the story because Ralph and Jack are supposed to be leaders.Jack becomes obsessed with hunting and killing animals.There is a portion of Id in each character, but Jack, Roger, and Ralph are the most excellent examples.Jack and Roger become pure evil and only care about killing animals and even humans.In the end, Jack turns on Ralph and becomes an evil and has a killing mind set.


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Lord of the Flies Notes by William Golding Essay

So Jack told his tribe to light the entire forest with fire to scare Ralph out of his hiding place.They chose Ralph as their leader, and Ralph appointed Jack to be in charge of the choir boys who would be hunting for food.Roger and Maurice .Jack (Wanting for power) .Jack thinks that Ralph shouldn’t be the leader and Jack forms a new tribe.


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The Climax in ‘William Golding’s’ Novel ‘Lord of the Flies’ Essay

The stylistic film techniques made the death of Piggy almost seem real.We know for sure, that there is a lot more to the novel than just action and suspense.Suddenly the camera takes a long neutral, close-up of Roger (Gary Rule), showing that he would be significant in this scene.Piggy is one of the major characters in the story, because his death brings about the climax in the novel.A low-angle shot shows Jack (Chris Furrh) and the hunters on high ground and quickly followed by a high-angle shot showing Ralph and Piggy on the ground.


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Lord of the Flies Essay

Now all the children wanted to “hunt” and kill Ralph simply because Jack told them to.Around the middle of the book Jack kept good on his promise, when his hunters and he slaughtered a piglet and chanted, “Kill the pig, cut her throat.When Jack and Ralph along with others go see the beastie they too start to believe in it.Especially Roger who has growth to love causing pain to others, and who “Sharpen a stick at both ends.” All of them even Sam and Eric helped to find Ralph so they could kill him.Jack said this so he wouldn’t seem weak to the other children.


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William Goldberg’s Lord of the Flies Essay

Jack wanted to be the ultimate provider and his desire for full power over everyone got to his head.Golding’s story which transitions between good and evil reveals how cruel humanity really is and can be.Ralph however attempts using reason, logic, and trust to defeat the evil nature of Roger and his followers.The story is about a group of English boys trapped on an island that seems like all fun and games at first.This is just another example of how Jack desires for power, not only puts himself at a disadvantage but the whole tribe.


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The Nature of Evil Essay

I think that Roger from The Lord of the Flies is a sadist who enjoys in hurting and causing pain.In the end it is Roger who pushes the boulder that kills Piggy.The way Jack persuaded the boys on the island to join him are very similar to the way that Hitler got people to join the Nazi Party.Like Hitler, Jack was an alternative to democratic policy (Ralph’s government) and promised the boys a fun time.I think that this was also one of Jacks appeals, for example, when Jack and his tribe applied war paint the other boys were in awe of them and wanted to join them.


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Lord of the flies

The boys seem to think that Jack will make sure that ‘the beast’ will not come at them, and Jack is so sure of his dictatorship that he is even telling them that they will not dream so much.Golding also stresses that the way Jack hunts is instinctive “Jack himself shrank at this cry with a hiss of indrawn breath”.Jack has no regard for people, and in his society only the strong survive which Piggy wasn’t so in his eyes he didn’t deserve to live.When Ralph and Jack first attack each other it is never to kill, it is as if they are play sword fighting, but when Roger throws the rock and kills Piggy Jack realises that he can kill and that there are no boundaries then he starts to really attack to kill Ralph and not just injure him.It is Roge...


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How you Responded to the End of the Story ‘Lord of the Flies’ Essay

During the ending, Ralph is being hunted down by Jack and the rest of the savages.Ralph had now lost his leadership to the evil of Jack.So after reading the end ‘Lord of the Flies’; linking it to the atmosphere at the start of the story and how Ralph managed to get out of it.He was going to be treated like a 17th century criminal in the way they wanted to put his head on a post like the pigs, ” Roger sharpened a stick at both ends”.Roger was still evil and was like Jack’s right-hand man.


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Immorality of Human Nature Depicted in Golding's Lord of the Flies Essay

Even Piggy and Ralph feel some of the others’ mob mentality when everyone, as a group, kills Simon, the only boy with a civilized heart.This tendency is shown most in Jack, who has an animalistic love of power, and Roger, who loves to kill for pleasure.They go on wild hunts for pigs, hurt each other for entertainment, and form a wild tribe where everything is run by the tyrannical Jack and the sadistic Roger.His death symbolizes how mankind kills off all notions of sympathy with its cruel and evil heart.However, the boys soon realize that nobody is around to reprove them if they hurt, bully, or even kill each other and the animals on the island, and start following the sadistic Jack.


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Lord of the Flies Brings Abstract Idea Through Its Symbol Essay

In the end of the story, the signal fire isn’t a notice to a ship but a fire in the mountain forest as a part of Jack’s savagery to hunt Ralph.The story begins when a group of English schoolboys isolated on an island after their plane has crashed during a war.In this story, Golding represented Ralph as person who had humanity instinct.It is possible that Golding tries to portray the conflict between evil and civilization on the story of Lord of Flies.This story concerns to how people run the instinct to live such rules, peacefully, moral and value.


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Themes in “Lord of the Flies” Essay

The main outlooks of man represented in the novel were shown through Piggy, Ralph, Jack and Simon.Jack and the sexually killed a sow, which they later beheaded.During the first meeting on the island Ralph appointed Jack and his choir to be hunters because he sensed Jack?In one incident Jack Roger and the Maurice went to the shelters where Samneric, Ralph, Piggy and the littluns were sleeping.Shortly before his death he came to the realization that the beast was not a creature but something that was within Jack and the hunters.


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American History in the book White Devil Essays

This is a true history buffs companion and a great addition to any library.It is a great book from start to finish.It's a fitting way to begin a book chronicling the story of Major Robert Rogers and his rangers journey, Native American slaughter, and return home.As a result, this book can be read by both specialists and general readers alike and can be pared with almost any text giving light to the French and Indian War or the aftermath thereof.The book is as complex in its knowledge as it is simplistic and detailed in its imagery.


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“Lord of the Flies”: a Microcosm to Our Society Essay

(Golding 198) Like Hitler, Jack was a dictator and ignorant.Jack was a symbol of Adolph Hitler.Jack shouted angrily.The tussle between Jack and Ralph for leadership is the allegory of our political leaders who always fight and kill for the sake of power.While Piggy was trying to explain himself to Ralph, Jack turned on him.


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Lord of the Flies Questions Essay

What is the moral in Lord of the Flies?Trace the symbolism of the conch through the novel showing how the shell is invested with power and how that power is destroyed.Compare Piggy and Simon as doomed heroes.Compare our first and last views of Ralph and explain how they differ.Follow the boys’ loss of civilization and discuss the ways in which Gilding lets us will have a point or a moral.


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Lord of the Flies Book Report Essay

JAck really wants to be the leader, but of course Ralph ends up being the popular vote.“I ought to be chief,” said Jack with simple arrogance, “because I’m chapter chorister and head boy.All Jack really wants is to show he is the true leader nothing much, yeah he wants order, but all in the wrong ways.Jack doesn’t like the idea of Ralph being a leader, but is satisfied with his numbers in his own group.Evidence is given that Jack might want to be the antagonist of this novel, Lord of the Flies.


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What is The Importance of Simon in ‘Lord of the Flies’

The Beast basically tries to persuade him into forgetting what he knows – to not attempt to enlighten the other boys, and just ‘have fun.’ In my opinion, this experience could well be related to the story of the 40 days and 40 nights Jesus spent in the desert being tempted by the devil.Simon certainly has many christlike qualities – Roger we hear less of, though what we do hear is chilling: ‘”You don’t know Roger.However, the fact the Simon was eventually overcome and killed by the Beast’s side of the boys nature – the book rather depressingly hints at the scarcity of goodness in the face of evil, and how in the end – it may be overcome.Inhabiting the ‘dubious region’ between biguns and littluns – he is singled out for his faints, as Jac...


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Lord of the Flies Coursework Essay

This is similar to the story of Coral Island, however Golding is challenging the ideas in this, instead of the boys resorting to team work and success like expected, they resort to activism and create a environment of “increasing violence”.In the beginning of the novel Roger through rocks, however “he aimed to miss” because he still considered rules, morals and society.Jack is shown to have a lust for hunting as it gives him a sense of power, and pleasure, it becomes clear through his character the evil that can be latent within man kinds character.Because of the literal period that Lord of the Flies was written in, Jack could be seen as a representative of Hitler as he constantly uses violence and increases the use of it in others; this...


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What is the Importance of Simon in Lord of the Flies?

Using the reason that the purpose of Lord of the Flies is to help us understand why humans fight wars we see that he shows what can happen when bullies such as Jack and Roger, showing that it people like Simon suffer, just like the Jews in WWII.Another recreation of a parable is when Jack hits Piggy over the head and his glasses fly off, making him blind.Simon is also used to show how dreadful Jack is with his bullying of the others, especially with Piggy.Simon is very different from the other boys; his name is the only one that comes from the bible and this is portrayed throughout the story from acting as a Christ-like figure.Simon is loyal and stands by Ralph and Piggy to the very end, he always tries to encourage them to stay on and t...


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