Was Jack Guilty In Lord Of The Flies

Ladies and Gentleman, I come to bring you evidence of why Jack is guilty of first degree murder, conspiracy, and leaving a child unattended near a fire. Throughout the time that Jack had on the island, he made many conflictions with other boys. One of these boys is Ralph, who Jack tries vigorously to steal power from. The main theme of this case is power, which Jack is addicted to. An example of Jack trying to physically steal power is when he steals Piggy’s glasses. The glasses alone have much power, with the ability to create fire. Jack pointed suddenly. “His specs- use them as burning glasses!” (Golding 40). Although all of the boys participated in the murdering of Simon, Jack was a big role in it. He murdered, not killed, but murdered Simon.
This is to be considered first degree murder. Jack was not hallucinating, he knew from the start that the so called “beast” was Simon crawling from the forest. In fact, all of them knew that it was Simon who was crawling out. In addition, Jack had the plan to kill Ralph before the Naval Officer showed up on the island. This comes back to the need for power of Jack. Since the start of being on the island, he has wanted to become chief and Jack thought by accomplishing this goal it would be a good idea to kill the