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Essay / Surviving against all odds - 1578
A chance between life and death, that's survival, or maybe it's just being alive or existing. Through many major circumstances and events in history, has survival been tested? Through every circumstance, something happened to help people or people relied on something to survive. I investigated this through my questions: How does the environment affect survival? Does the idea of survival change depending on different circumstances and how? What is the most important aspect to consider if you are stuck in a life-threatening situation? With these questions, I looked for connections in the chosen texts. Lord of the Flies by William Golding, Schindler's List directed by Steven Spielberg, Left 4 Dead 2-survival-based game, Survival and The Romanian Babies by Iris Tennent. How does the environment affect survival? Location greatly influences survival. The text “Lord of the Flies” is an example of this. The story revolves around a group of schoolchildren who crash land on an island with no human existence. The island had everything necessary for life. “There was fresh water to drink and berries in the forest,” Ralph said. Jack also said "there were pigs in the forest too." With all these necessities, the boys could survive. In the poem “Survival”. The animals were fleeing the death of man. Although they were hidden in the forest, they were all about to be massacred. “Run Fox, run as fast as you can, your survival depends on your speed.” Sometimes the environment does not guarantee survival. Left 4 Dead 2 is a game based on a zombie apocalypse. They had food because of the abandoned stores. This was positive because they had easy access to the essentials of life. But with zombies roaming the city, the impact on the environment was negative... middle of paper ...... through many things. The poem Survival clearly shows how hunting, a simple sport, is truly cruel. Or how in Schindler's List the realization is the suffering and loss caused by wars, and how Nazis and Jews both feel the same pain and loss. Felt by young children. Helplessness and loneliness come from dying with only one desire to be loved and live a normal life. What is this life really like if there is so much hatred. If there was more balanced thinking, would things be different? I think so. Would man regard man in the same way and would the world appreciate him? If we, as humanity, had more control. No one would need to survive because there would be no danger. Works Cited Schindler's List - directed by Steven Speilberg Lord of the Flies - written by William Golding Survival - written by Iris Tennent Romanian Babies - written by Iris Tennent Left for Dead 2 - survival based game