I am offended Bobby answers given to this question. I rebuke the answers in the name of Jesus.. the question I believe was why did Rodger sharpen the stick at both ends the answer and the only answer it could be is so that he could roast his and his girlfriend's Hot Dogs at the same time over the fire so that they could both eat at the same time because he is a wonderful man who would never ever cut off anyone's head for any reason whatsoever. Thank you and I hope that you take your answer down from the site because it's very poorly chosen it shows your lack of knowledge and intelligence and it honestly makes this site have a bad reputation thank you
To "sharpen a stick at both ends" means that if Roger were to find Ralph he would kill Ralph, cut off his head and stick it on the spear like they did with the sow.
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.
They warn Ralph that Jack plans to hunt him the next day and that Roger has "sharpened a stick at both ends."
The lord of the flies originally hung on a stick sharpened at both ends. One end in the earth and the other supporting the pig head. Roger intends to do this same thing to Ralph if they kill him, but replacing the pigs head with Ralphs. They dont kill 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.
Roger prepares a sharpened stick at both ends in Chapter 11 of William Golding's novel "Lord of the Flies." He does this to hunt and kill Ralph, reflecting his descent into savagery and cruelty on the island.
Jack and Roger have sharpened a stick at both ends to hunt and kill Ralph. Their plan is to hunt Ralph like they did with the sow, to terrify him and flush him out. Samneric warn Ralph that they are being hunted and that Jack's tribe will sharpen a stick at both ends and have Roger guard the way in.
Roger tells Robert that Jack is going to sharpen a stick at both ends and use it to hunt pigs.
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.
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.
Jack and Roger have prepared a sharpened stick which they plan to use to hunt and kill Ralph. Sam reports this to Ralph, warning him of the danger he faces from the two boys.
He asks him to sharpen it at both ends with intent of putting one end in the ground and the other end to have Ralphs head on it. This is not explicitly stated in the novel but we know this because of the lord of the flies