What Actually Happened During Arthur Jarvis's Murder

The murder of Arthur Jarvis right now is the central conflict of the novel. While it is believed  that Absolom did shoot Jarvis I think it is not just a black and white murder case. I think that Absolom was pressured by John's son to shoot Jarvis and Absolom never wanted to actually kill him in the first place. Absolom was probably hungry and scared and he did not want to commit the crime but it was a necessity of survival. I think that John's son plays a much bigger role in the crime than we are initially led to believe. I think that John's son is the reason that Absolom spiraled into a thief and now John is trying to portray him as the unwilling accomplice. While in all reality he was probably the mastermind and leader of the two. Another thing I would like to talk about will be the role of race in Absolom's trial. I think that Absolom will become a symbol of native crime and how there will need to be harsher regulations and policing against the natives.