< Warm-up >

     The judge came in, and people stood up. Defense side and offence side took their sit at each side (right and left). Right in front of the judge, there were witnesses. Behind of the defense side, there were three jurors. The journalists, the video man, and I were scattered in the room.

 

 

< Witnesses >

     There were several witnesses of the trial. Most of the witnesses were the characters in the Lord of the Flies. They were Simon, Piggy, Ralph, Sam and Eric, Roger, the pilot, and etc. The lawyers asked them about the situation in the island in their point of views. A psychologist was chosen to be a defense witness. She said that the boys on the island were too young to know and act morally. They were trapped on the island without supervision of any adult.

 

 

< Jack and offence lawyer >

     The offence lawyer needed to prove that Jack was guilty. He asked Jack¡¯s fault strongly. And Jack need to prove his innocent. Their arguing was strong and tight. For example, the lawyer asked Jack whether he hunted the pigs for fun. Jack answered that the boys needed meat to survive. However, the lawyer still insisted that the pig hunting was unnecessary. He wanted Jack¡¯s answer in yes or no, but Jack wanted to explain. Finally, the judge needed to interfere and required Jack¡¯s answer in yes or no.

 

 

< The Decision >

     The judge and the jurors came out and talked in the hall to decide whether Jack was guilty. Only the judge, the jurors, and the defense side stood up. The judge asked the jurors and the said that Jack was guilty. The judge asked several questions, such as conspiracy, instigation, and etc., the juror answered guilty for all questions. The defense side lost the trial.

 

 

 

     The trial was between Jack Marridew¡¯s defense and other people (offence). There were three lawyers for each side, a judge, three jurors, and other characters of Lord of the Flies for witness. The characters were Jack, Ralph, Piggy, Sam & Eric, the pilot, and etc. And a psychologist was also chosen to be a witness. Journalists, a video man, and I, sketch artist, had to describe and capture situation of the courtroom.

     During the lab, people were working on their project. And I observed other people. I had to observed and sketch them. That was my job. I let them to do their work. I did not need their freezing poses. These sketches helped me during and after the trial. I had taken the sketches therefore; I did not have to take sketches of people¡¯s each face again. During the trial I sit at a corner, near the judge. Definitely, I was a spectator of the trial. I watched the people and took some sketches. First, the lawyers of both sides came out and had speeches about their attitudes. Then, each witness came out and pledged on the Bible (actually, American Literature) orderly. There were some troubles between the lawyers, and the judge interfered to make them calm down. After all witnesses had been asked, the judge and the jurors made a decision. They decided that Jack was guilty. I needed to decide several important scenes. I chose the witnesses, Jack and offence lawyer¡¯s taking, and the decision as important scenes.

     All the people were working on their works. My job was observing and sketching other people. Before the trial, I was not really interested to know every single person in the class. However, now, I know who they are. Honestly, this project was annoying for me, but it also helped me. I got more interests on the class then before.