Why does roger sharpen a stick at both ends in lord of the flies?

Answer 1

The pigs head, which was offered to the beast, was mounted on a spear which had been sharpened at both ends. One point to hold the head and one point to stick into the ground. The implication is that Jack intends to behead Ralph and then mount his head on a stick as an offering to the beast.

Answer 2

When Jack and his hunters killed the Sow Jack ordered that a stick should be sharpened at both ends, so that he could stick one point in the ground and mount the sow's head on the other point, to leave it as an offering for the beast. As it turned out the ground was rocky and the stick was simply jammed into a crack. However, later in the novel, when Ralph asked Samneric what Jack planned to do to him one of the twins told him that "Roger sharpened a stick at both ends." The inference was that Jack and his hunters intended to kill Ralph and mount his head on a stick as an offering to the beast.

Answer 3

There are two occasions where mention is made of a stick being sharpened at both ends. In my edition of the book, on page 150, in chapter 8: Gift for the Darkness Jack told Roger to, "Sharpen a stick at both ends." He then mounted the head of the sow on it as an offering to the beast. Later, on page 210, in chapter 12: Cry of the Hunters Samneric told Ralph that, "Roger sharpened a stick at both ends."

Answer 4

The reason the stick was sharpened at both ends, was...

Jack's "tribe" was going to kill Ralph, and cut off his head and put it on a stick and drive it in the ground. Just as they did with the pig's head.

Answer 5

Because they are planning on cutting off his head. The stick that the pig's head was placed on was sharpened at both ends so they could stick it in the ground as an offering to the beast. They wish to do the same with Ralph.

Answer 6

Roger is a psycologically messed up child. he has had problems with hurting people since he was small which is why when he threw rocks he remembered all the punishment he received as a child for that type of activity. however being on the island Roger slowly gets over that psycological blocking and begins to act violent. He enjoys torturing people and when Jack decides they are going to capture Ralph Roger decides that he wants to do the same mutilation practised on the sow that he symbolically raped. Roger plans to put Ralphs head on a stick. This scene shows that Roger is worse than Jack.

Answer 7

so that they can put the severed pig heads on them.