Part 1 of Essay
Ladies and gentlemen of the jury, I, Jack Merridew, the defendant, stand here and speak the truth to prove that I am innocent of attempting to murder Ralph, the plaintiff, and influencing the boys to kill Simon and Piggy. By definition attempted murder is a conscience attempt upon another person's life. Let me also add t ....

Part 2 of Essay
.... spear slid down his spear and cut him on accident.' (p.177) In a situation like this, Ralph's spear could have easily slipped down and cut me instead. An individual is not controlled by another individual. As for influencing the boys to kill Simon and Piggy, the boys were uncontrollable. On the night that Simon died, we were having a feast while "a thing came crawling out the forest. It came darkly, uncertainly." (p.152) The boys, especially the littluns, were so terrified, they thought Simon was the beast, ....