Deontological theories are different from utilitarian theories in several ways. Mill defines utilitarianism as a theory that is based on beliefs that actions are …show more content…
He should hold the soldiers hostage and let the Indians go. That way the Indians would be free and he would be left to deal with whatever comes next. However, I don’t believe that he should kill anyone, just threaten them. Although his plan might not work, I believe that the right thing to do would be to at least try and if he is killed because of his actions at least the Indians would be free. The other option that I agree with, would be for Jim to turn down the opportunity to kill the one Indian. Even though his actions might lead to everyone including him dying, I feel that he would have done the right thing by not killing