Who is affected by the taboo of the old life?

Answer 1

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.

Answer 2

After the fire, which went out of control and led to the dissapearence of the boy with the mulberry coloured birthmark, the "snake-thing/beastie," which he had earlier mentioned became a taboo subject. Later in the book, after Jack leaves to form his own tribe it is noted that mentioning the name "Jack" has also become a taboo.

Answer 3

On page 57 the following quote appears... "Snakes were not mentioned now, were not mentionable." On page 154, when Ralph asked Piggy what had caused things to break up, the following conversation took place (and I quote directly from the book). "I dunno, Ralph. I expect it's him." "Jack?" "Jack." A taboo was evolving round that word too.

Answer 4

In his new life on the island in theory Roger can do anything that he pleases. There are no adults to stop him and if he wanted to hurt a littlun few biguns would object or try to stop him. On a deserted stretch of beach the littlun Henry is alone and Roger does want to hurt him. Roger throws stones at Henry fully intending to hit the smaller boy and cause him pain and injury. But years of being told not to do things by adults had conditioned Roger into accepting that hurting other children is a taboo. Subconciously Roger still obeys those rules even though there are no adults around to enforce them. So Roger's arm acts in accordance with his conditioning and sends the stones wide of his target.

Answer 5

All of the teasing from the other boys affected Piggy. He was the smart one with all the knowledge, but the other boys teased him and made him feel bad about himself. He could have helped the others get rescued faster, but he was held back by the teasing. He was very simple and rational in the way he thought about the future of the boys. He could have been better, but the effect of the teasing from the other boys held him back.

Answer 6

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