The prosecution will show that Smith has no intentions of changing his attitude, or his actions toward society.

The defense will show that Smith may have committed some physical crimes, but it is at the fault of his upbringing, and the society around the misguided adolescent.

Smith wants to assert himself and not be led along like a racehorse, which is what the Governor treats him like. To do this he must take the one thing he does well, his running, and turn it into his advantage. Smith is cunning and appears to want to please the Governor. Smith says, “I admit there has been times I thought of telling the Governor, but I’ve changed my mind (Sillitoe, 18).” The Governor is also cunning, and tries to appear like he wants to help or reform Smith. The Governor says, “ We want hard honest work and good athletics, if you give us both these things you can be s

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