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What do Sam and Eric warn Ralph about at Castle Guard?
They warn Ralph that Jack plans to hunt him the next day and that Roger has "sharpened a stick at both ends."
When does roger prepare a sharpened stick at both ends?
-Spoiler warning- The only other time a stick is sharpened at both ends is after Jack killes the sow and offers the head to the beast for protection. It means that Roger wants to murder Ralph, cut his throat, and put his disembodied head on the stick as an offering to Satan.
What has Roger prepared for Ralph?
Roger has prepared a stick sharpened at both ends for Ralph. This means that he has the same end in mind for Ralph as the sow (female pig). The sow was killed rather brutally killed prior to having her decapitated head mounted on a stick sharpened at both ends as an offering to "the Beast." This is a thinly vailed threat on Roger's part.
What can you infer roger and jack intended to do with the stick that sharpened at both ends?
Roger and Jack likely intended to use the sharpened stick as a weapon. Its design as a spear with both ends sharpened suggests they intended to hunt or harm someone or something. This weapon could have been used for hunting animals or as a tool to establish power or control over others.
What does it mean when samneric state that roger sharpened a stick at both ends in the book lord of the flies?
When Samneric mention that Roger sharpened a stick at both ends in "Lord of the Flies," it signifies the increasingly violent and dangerous nature of Roger. Sharpening a stick at both ends suggests a malicious intent to harm others, foreshadowing the savagery that will eventually consume the boys on the island. It also symbolizes the loss of civilization and the descent into barbarism.
Can a pencil sharpened at both ends be used as a conductor?
Yes, but it will have high resistance so it would be better called a resistor than a conductor.
What information does Ralph get from Sam and Eric?
Samneric tell Ralph that Jack intends to hunt him the following morning and that Jack has "sharpened a stick at both ends."
Why does Ralph believe the savages will not let him alone?
Ralph has been told that Jack is hunting for him. He has been told that Jack has a stick that is sharpened at both ends.
Why was the sick sharpened at both ends?
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 obvious inference was that Jack and his hunters intended to kill Ralph and mount his head on a stick as an offering to the beast.
What does Jack do AFTER he kills the pig?
Jack declares that the pig's head will be a sacrifice to the Beast, so he impales it on a stick (sharpened at both ends). The head later becomes the Lord of the Flies.
Why does roger sharpen a stick at both ends in lord of the flies?
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.
Why do batteries have metal at both ends?
Batteries have metal at both ends to allow for electrical contact and the flow of electrons. The metal casing serves as the terminals, one positive and one negative, where the electrodes inside the battery connect to form a circuit and generate an electric current.
