What Is Mars Murder

It is evident that Simon’s death was a murder because Ralph acknowledged what the boys had done was murder, proof that the boys knew what they were stabbing was not a beast but a human, and evidence supporting Jack and the boy’s previous desire to kill. Ralph admitted that what the boys had done was indeed murder. He admitted what everyone else refused to see. When talking to Piggy, who was reluctant to see the truth and thought Simon’s death was only an accident, Jack confessed, “That was Simon… That was murder” (Golding 156). Since Jack blatantly admitted that Simon’s death was no accident, it further proves that the boys knew what they were doing when they brought their spears down upon Simon’s defenseless body. With this in mind, it is clear that the boys knew

Explanation: The beast was the boys the whole time, even sweet Simon was part of the beast. The beast specifically is the darkness and evil in all the boys, in everyone. Simon knew the whole time, but no one listened. The boys then end up turning on each other, even though the beast was never a real beast. In their attempts to hunt and kill the beast they killed each other in a cruel

I try to believe that it was an accident that Simon was killed, I try to think that he was asking for it by coming in the middle of the night through the jungle, screaming and what not, but I still cant help but think that Jack did kill him on purpose. On the night of Simon’s death, I realised something, that everything started going wrong because of Jack, everything traced back to him, he led everyone into the descent of savagery, it had gone too far. With the barbaric, animalistic murder of Simon, the last fragment of civilised order on the island was stripped away, and savagery took over. Now all of the boys in Jacks group have become inhuman savages. It’s all because of him.

After all of the boys had ate their fill of hog the boys began their chant, ¨Kill the beast! Cut His throat! Spill his blood!¨ As Roger was pretending to be the pig the chant suddenly became much more than a game. During their chant, ¨A thing was crawling out of the forest. It came darkly, uncertainly. The shrill screaming that rose before the beast was like a pain. The beast stumbled into the horseshoe¨(Golding 152) The boys barely seemed affected as they just opened the circle up into a horseshoe and enclosed the beast in the circle. That was not the beast as they believed though. The ¨beast¨ was actually Simon. ¨Simon was crying out something about a dead man on a hill¨(Golding 152.) As Simon cried out Ralph heard him and Ralph was on the outside of the circle. That means that if Ralph on the outside of the circle could understand him then the boys close to the middle must of been able to hear him. So the boys just wanted to kill something or someone. To the Jack and his band of followers they were to worried about killing then to see what the consequences were. Not only did Jack and his savages murder on of their own they also validated my point. Humans are self-centered and do what is the most pleasing for the time being not what will help them in the future. Those 30 seconds of fun caused regrets for Samneric, Piggy, and Ralph, those actions also probably caused some of

Simon’s death was an accident. The boys started chanting in a circle about killing the beast while simon had found the truth about the beast. Simon was tired and came out of the woods crawling. The boys mistaked him for the beast and killed him. This can be considered murder, “That was murder.” ,Ralph said. It can also be voluntary or involuntary manslaughter. Their intent wasn't to kill him. The didn’t do it out of hate or plan it out. It was an accident and it could be considered manslaughter. Document D describes what all went on during Simon’s death. It talks about how they gathered in a circle and started to chant about killing the beast and doing a dance. Then they mistook simon for the beast. Later on piggy gets the blame

"The beast struggled forward, broke the ring and fell over the steep edge of the rock to the sand by the water. At once the crowd surged after it, poured down the rock, leaped onto the beast, screamed, struck, bit, tore. There were no words, and no movements but the tearing of teeth and claws" (Golding 153). Simon's death was an excellent representative of unfairness since no one treated him fairly or nicely throughout the novel. Simon was the most mature one on the island out of all the rest of the boy. When the boys killed him Simon was trying to inform them that the so-called "beast" they saw was just a parachute man. Attacking Simon was unfair since he was trying to help the boys, but they are all savages and do not think before they attempt

Well I think it was an accident only because well simon was attached in the dark and mistaken as the Beast, by other kids. Simon wasn’t the brightest person out of the kids but i dont think they would of murdered him.I could see how that other people would think iot’s murder but you also got to look at this point,they are traped on a deserted island and really have no hope of being rescued.There are some other points,like how there could’ve been so mental issues or depression

The boys are dancing around the fire, reenacting the pig hunt; it’s all very fast paced, very full of emotion, and just a generally intense event. Mob mentality had already taken over at this point, the boys were acting as one, not really aware of who they were or what they were doing. Then Simon crawls out of the bushes, limping, bloody, and trying to talk. At first, in their excitement-blurred state, the boys mistake him for the beast and attack. Most of the boys quickly realize it wasn’t the beast. But that didn’t stop them. Mob mentality had taken over the boys, and mob mentality had taken another

There are a number of events that caused Simon to be murdered, it did not just happen out of nowhere. The main reason, I believe, that Simon was murdered, was because Jack and his group of hunters split from Ralph’s group. If they did not split, Simon wouldn't have wondered off and stumbled into their odd ritual which lead to his death.

Though most of these deaths can be told as accidents, I believe that they could have been prevented. The boys just checked out and let their instinct to kill just take over.“Now out of the terror rose another desire, thick, urgent, blind.”(p152,5) This quote shows that the boys immediately felt fear and thus triggered their instincts to kill, man kills what we fear, so it doesn't harm us. When the boys saw this crouched down figure they immediately thought it was the beast and without giving it any more thought they viciously attacked, “At once the crowd surged after it, poured down the rock, kept on to the beast, screamed,struck, bit, tore.”(153,1) If the group of boys had waited a few more seconds and gotten a better look at the figure they would have seen that it was just Simon. The boy’s showed little remorse for their actions and that is truly savagery at its

As the book progresses they all have a fear of a beast. The beast represented evil and darkness so basically they all had a fear of the beast even though no one’s seen it. All the boys had difficulties building their society with the fear of the beast simon who didn't believe in the beast said “ I don't believe in the beast”(105). Simon tried to help the other boys realize that there was no such thing as a “beast”. When the boys spot the dead paratrooper on the mountain they were terrified and thought that they had proof of the beast knowing that he was killed. As simon keeps trying to explain that the beast isn't real simon ends up dieing from the boys in his tribe. Simon tried to created the society to be better but no one allowed him

[p.173, 174]”(Van Vuuren). Additionally, the boys are blinded by fear, evil, and violence when they attack Simon thinking that he is the beast. Although they are merely small boys, their impulses of killing the “beast” signify their loss of morality. “At once the

there were no words, and no movements but the tearing of teeth and claws”.(Golding lord 169) Of course, the boys and Jack did not know that the thing they were attacking was Simon. But one cannot deny that they did kill Simon as a team and that this crime has a consequence of a life sentence in jail. Certainly Jack is not the only one to blame for Simon’s death because everyone else was just as rambunctious as he was. Nevertheless, Jack claimed that the beast “came-disguised.

He was hallucinating that the beast was attacking him. Simon had a blue-white scar on his cheek. “The dark sky was shattered by a blue-white scar. Again the blue-white scar jagged above them and the sulphurous explosion beat down.” (152 Golding) Golding was referring to Simon as the beast. The boys were hurting Simon, emotionally and mentally. They were screaming at him, struck him, bit and tore him. The littluns were screaming because they were scared and they ran away into the forest. Simon said, “There were no words or movements, but tearing of teeth and claws.” (153 Golding) Soon after, Simon died of all the beatings he got, and no one did anything about

Cutting the rope was a cowardly decision that Simon made without thinking about how it what affect the