The novel Lord of the Flies by William Golding and the famous T.V. series Lost both have people deserted island after a plane crash. In spite of the leaders’ efforts to save others, three characters die. In LOTF Simon and Piggy are killed by others on the island, so is Mars in Lost.
The question is were they murdered? First-degree murder is done with hatred and planning. (Doc. A) Second-degree murder is not planned and has no hatred, but its has intent to kill. (Doc. A) Based on the definition of murder, Mars and Piggy are victims of Second-degree murder; however, Simon’s death was an accident. After the crash of Oceanic Flight 815, Mars found himself with a large piece of shrapnel lodged in his abdomen. Jack Shepard was the only person …show more content…
He crawls up the hill and, in the failing light, sees the dead pilot with his flapping parachute. Simon then realizes that the boys have mistaken this harmless object for the deadly beast that has plunged their entire group into chaos. Anxious to prove to the group that the beast is not real after all, Simon stumbles toward the distant light of the fire at Jack’s feast to tell the other boys what he has seen. At the feast, the boys are laughing and eating the roasted pig. After the large meal, Jack extends an invitation to all of Ralph’s followers to join his tribe. Jack orders his tribe to do its wild hunting dance, everyone was caught up dancing they suddenly stop to see a shadowy figure creep out of the forest. It was Simon but the boys don’t recognize him. Shouting that he is the beast, the boys don’t listen to Simon and start to tear him apart with their bare hands and teeth. Simon tries desperately to explain what happened and to remind them of who he is, but he trips and plunges over the rocks onto the beach. The boys fall on him violently and kill him. (Doc. D)This would be described as accident because no one knew who he was and couldn’t hear him screaming to stop.(Doc. E) In the novel Lord of the Flies the conflict is between the human impulse towards savagery and the rules of civilization which are designed to contain and minimize. Throughout the novel, the conflict is dramatized by the clash between Ralph and Jack, who represent civilization and savagery. The T.V. show Lost, Mars death was very civilized because he wanted to die and they ended his suffering. The people in the plane crash in Lost were very calm and civilized while the kids in Lord of the Flies were uncivilized and
The question is were they murdered? First-degree murder is done with hatred and planning. (Doc. A) Second-degree murder is not planned and has no hatred, but its has intent to kill. (Doc. A) Based on the definition of murder, Mars and Piggy are victims of Second-degree murder; however, Simon’s death was an accident. After the crash of Oceanic Flight 815, Mars found himself with a large piece of shrapnel lodged in his abdomen. Jack Shepard was the only person …show more content…
He crawls up the hill and, in the failing light, sees the dead pilot with his flapping parachute. Simon then realizes that the boys have mistaken this harmless object for the deadly beast that has plunged their entire group into chaos. Anxious to prove to the group that the beast is not real after all, Simon stumbles toward the distant light of the fire at Jack’s feast to tell the other boys what he has seen. At the feast, the boys are laughing and eating the roasted pig. After the large meal, Jack extends an invitation to all of Ralph’s followers to join his tribe. Jack orders his tribe to do its wild hunting dance, everyone was caught up dancing they suddenly stop to see a shadowy figure creep out of the forest. It was Simon but the boys don’t recognize him. Shouting that he is the beast, the boys don’t listen to Simon and start to tear him apart with their bare hands and teeth. Simon tries desperately to explain what happened and to remind them of who he is, but he trips and plunges over the rocks onto the beach. The boys fall on him violently and kill him. (Doc. D)This would be described as accident because no one knew who he was and couldn’t hear him screaming to stop.(Doc. E) In the novel Lord of the Flies the conflict is between the human impulse towards savagery and the rules of civilization which are designed to contain and minimize. Throughout the novel, the conflict is dramatized by the clash between Ralph and Jack, who represent civilization and savagery. The T.V. show Lost, Mars death was very civilized because he wanted to die and they ended his suffering. The people in the plane crash in Lost were very calm and civilized while the kids in Lord of the Flies were uncivilized and