Gentlemen Your Verdict reflection

In the short story "Gentlemen Your Verdict" the plot was about a submarine mission gone wrong.  In this mission there is only enough air for only 5 men to live.  Therefore,  the captin decides to  sacrifice 15 men before the rescue  ship comes.  After the rescue  ship comes the captin is held on trail for murder.  The theme of the story is that sometimes it is suitable to sacrifice others  to ensure of the survival of others.  At the beginning of the short story the author grabs your attention by describing the court room case.  At the end of the story the author  leaves the decision up to the reader to decide. The author's purpose of the story was to leave the reader with a life changing decision to make.