The novel The Lord of the Flies and the tv show LOST both explore the depths of survival and humanity. The novel named The Lord of the Flies was written by the author, William Golding. The novel is about a group of young boys that go through different emotions of hope to disaster as they try to survive on an uninhabited island, uncivilized, and unsupervised. They go through series of problems involving having to hunt, having to build shelters, having to stay civilized, and having to live together as they wait to be saved. LOST on the other hand, is a tv show with the same baseline. A plane crashed on an uninhabited island and leaves 48 passengers alive. The 48 passengers involve men, women, and children. In the beginning all they try to do
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In the book of laws this was considered a second degree murder. Murder is divided into two parts : first degree murder and second degree murder. A second degree murder is a murder done with intent but without premeditation and deliberation. This means that the murder was not planned. In the novel, the young boys thought there was a “beastie” in the jungle waiting to kill them during dark hours. According to Document D, it was dark and it was beginning to rain on the night of the murder, “ Big drops of rain fell among them [the young boys] making individual sounds when they struck.” The young boys were forming a circle around a fire and dancing around it. Simon on the other hand was in the jungle running back to the shore where the boys were at. As Simon approached the shore, the young boys thought that it was the “beastie”. The young boys attacked and murdered Simon. Once they backed away they noticed it wasn't the beast. The young boys didn't know they were killing Simon. According to the boys, they were killing the “beastie” . They were committed to kill the “beastie” which means they killed it with intent. However, they killed Simon which wasn't planned. Piggy proves that by saying in Document E that it was an accident. He states that everyone was scared and it was dark so they had no clue it was Simon. Therefore, there was no premeditation. The crime is considered a second degree
In the book of laws this was considered a second degree murder. Murder is divided into two parts : first degree murder and second degree murder. A second degree murder is a murder done with intent but without premeditation and deliberation. This means that the murder was not planned. In the novel, the young boys thought there was a “beastie” in the jungle waiting to kill them during dark hours. According to Document D, it was dark and it was beginning to rain on the night of the murder, “ Big drops of rain fell among them [the young boys] making individual sounds when they struck.” The young boys were forming a circle around a fire and dancing around it. Simon on the other hand was in the jungle running back to the shore where the boys were at. As Simon approached the shore, the young boys thought that it was the “beastie”. The young boys attacked and murdered Simon. Once they backed away they noticed it wasn't the beast. The young boys didn't know they were killing Simon. According to the boys, they were killing the “beastie” . They were committed to kill the “beastie” which means they killed it with intent. However, they killed Simon which wasn't planned. Piggy proves that by saying in Document E that it was an accident. He states that everyone was scared and it was dark so they had no clue it was Simon. Therefore, there was no premeditation. The crime is considered a second degree