User blog:BeholderofStuff/Pure Evil Removal Proposal: Roger (Lord of the Flies)


 * Original: https://villains.fandom.com/f/p/3179493162221867657

Okay, I feel like Roger from Lord of the Flies has to be cut. I recently decided to read LOTF out of sheer boredom, and I did some further research afterwards. Now, I'm aware someone already made a removal proposal for Roger in the past, and according to that proposal, Roger only committed one murder. I'd still say Roger is heinous enough, because the book came out in 1954 when the general standards weren't very high, one murder is pretty heinous for Roger's age, and he's pathetically low on resources. There's also a scene where he shoves a spear up a pig's ass, and he frequently expresses a desire to torture and kill, which invalidates the "only one murder" argument.

However, this is my argument against Roger's inclusion: at the end of the book, all of the kids cry out of remorse and shame, and this most likely includes Roger, and since the criteria states that it has to be clear that a villain has no redeeming qualities, I'd vote "cut" for Roger.

Please comment.