For all of his life Roger, like other boys, has been told by adults not to do certain things, such as throwing stones at people and things. So despite his genuine desire to throw stones at Henry, with the intention of hitting and hurting the littlun, the years of 'conditioning' caused him to subconsciously throw wide of the target. Later in the book Roger overcame his 'conditioning' and allowed his true nature to blossom, with fatal results for Piggy.
Roger when he threw stones at Henry. Roger really wanted to throw the stones directly at Henry, to hurt him, but years of obeying rules and conventions meant that he kept throwing the stones too wide and missing Henry.
He is still acting and performing in a band, a link to his wiki page is below.
In my edition of the book the word 'furtive' appears as part of the description of Roger on page 23 of chapter 1: the Sound of the Shell. In my copy (the one with piggy and the huge fly on the cover) furtive is on page 22 and 49.
The first version was sung by Roger Miller.The song was later recorded by Patti Page (in 1968); and then most successfully in a modified R&B version by O.C. Smith, which reached #2 on the Billboard Top 100. The song was written by Bobby Russell.(See the lyrics via the Related links. Also listen to Roger Miller singing his version of the song.)
Roger throws rocks at Henry in Chapter 4 of "Lord of the Flies," on page 62 (Penguin Books edition, 2006).
For all of his life Roger, like other boys, has been told by adults not to do certain things, such as throwing stones at people and things. So despite his genuine desire to throw stones at Henry, with the intention of hitting and hurting the littlun, the years of 'conditioning' caused him to subconsciously throw wide of the target. Later in the book Roger overcame his 'conditioning' and allowed his true nature to blossom, with fatal results for Piggy.
Roger when he threw stones at Henry. Roger really wanted to throw the stones directly at Henry, to hurt him, but years of obeying rules and conventions meant that he kept throwing the stones too wide and missing Henry.
Henry is a minor character in "Lord of the Flies," depicted as one of the littluns on the island. One way to describe him is through the perspective of the boys' diminishing innocence and growing savagery: "Henry looked around, ran back a few paces, and tried to swim. His qualities are innocence and hope. The boys throw stones showing their wicked stream."
Henry Page was born in 1841.
Henry Page died in 1913.
Henry Page Woodward was born in 1858.
Henry Page Woodward died in 1917.
Roger Page has written: 'Australian bookselling' -- subject(s): Booksellers and bookselling, Book industries and trade
William Henry Page died on 1934-02-03.
William Henry Page was born on 1861-09-04.
Henry Page Croft Croft has written: 'My life of strife'