They were finished watching the fire
Roger and Maurice had been relieved of the duty of keeping the fire going in Chapter 4 of "Lord of the Flies." They were allowed to join the hunting expedition because they believed the fire would be maintained by the other boys.
Roger and Maurice have just been relieved of the duty of watching the littluns.
To the mountain to search for the beast.
It was in chapter 4 when Roger and Maurice kick down the littluns' sandcastles, afterward Maurice feels bad about it.
Roger and Maurice.
Maurice
roger and maurice i believe...
Roger knocks down the littluns' sandcastles in Chapter 4 of "Lord of the Flies" by William Golding. This act foreshadows his later descent into violence and savagery.
In Chapter 7 of Lord of the Flies, Roger demonstrates his capacity for cruelty and sadism when he purposely aims stones at Henry, narrowly missing him. This incident foreshadows Roger's later descent into savagery, as he becomes one of the most violent and ruthless characters on the island. Roger's actions in this chapter reveal his underlying lack of empathy and enjoyment in causing harm to others.
At the beginning of Lord of the Flies three of the littluns Johnny, Henry, and Percival are playing a game that involves the sandcastle they built. Roger and Maurice run out of the forest and stomp on the sandcastle. The are bullying the kids just because the kids are beneath them. Maurice throws sand in Percival's eyes. Initially Maurice feels guilty but he gets over the guilty feeling. Roger, although aiming to miss, throws stones at Henry. Although he never hits Henry, he just does it to be mean.
Roger and Maurice are the ones that attack Jack and Piggy because Jack wants Piggy's glasses.
Roger throws rocks at Henry in Chapter 4 of "Lord of the Flies," on page 62 (Penguin Books edition, 2006).
Roger knocks over the sand castle that the littluns built on the beach. This act foreshadows his later descent into savagery and violence as he becomes a key antagonist in the novel.