The Story of the Mignonette

In this world that we are living in now existed two kinds of murder one is the moral side one and one is unmoral side of murder. And today I will like to talk about the moral side of murder and I will tell it in story form. The story occurred during the year 1884 where the country was horror stricken by a shocking story that is the story of cannibalism at sea. And the story happens when the yacht sunk into the sea, and the crew is been trapped in an open boat for approximate nineteen days without any proper supplies. Then they all suddenly come up with a ridiculous idea by casting lots among themselves as to decide who will be the one to be killed and willingly become the hero to save the rest. It fell to the lot of boy name Richard Parker is needed to be sacrifice for the greater good, and he is been slaughter and eaten raw by three of his crewmates. Once the crew landed at Falmouth they were arrested and has been charged with murder.

The story begins in 1884 with an Australian gentleman visiting England purchasing a yacht name the “Mignonette” which he would like to deliver it back to his home in Australia. On the road he found a name Dudley who is talented and capable in handling the task that he is been given to. He recruited three other people to help him that is: Stephens, Brooks and a lad named Richard Parker. They begin to set sail From Southampton on 19th may to a south course to round the Cape of Good Hope. They have made a few couple of stops en route for resting and obtaining victuals.

On 3rd July somewhere about 1500 miles off the coast of Africa a big tragedy happened they have encountered strong winds and high seas which overpowered their boat and sank it. The four men had enough time to gather other supplies and jump into a safe boat to survive the storm. That is the beginning of the scariest tragedy because they didn’t gather the most important thing that is water, and there is no more food left on the 19th day. Then the captain