TV series Lost": (1st episode) Synopsis of program- Stripped of everything 48 survivors scavenge what they can from the plane for survival. Some panic. Some pin their hopes on rescue. A few find inner strength the never new they had. The band of friends, family, enemies and strangers must work together against the cruel weather and harsh terrain. Intense howl of the mysterious creatures stalking the jungle fill them all with fear (Lost web site http://abc.go.com/primetime/lost/about.html )
Modern challenges seem somehow different than those of the previous generations. People seem more and more fragmented and fractured, with families spread across countries, continents and even the globe struggling to remain connected through the only means possible, the electronic super highway, cell phones with no long distance charges, cheap airline tickets and a few other more costly means. Challenges faced by these people and the families they comprise seem to be more and more common among American's in their quest to acculturate themselves to diversity.
This fragmentation and what some would call globalization creates exposure to varying cultures and ideas that challenge and sometimes confound those who are trying to remain connected. Additionally, the divorce rate, has changed the face of culture, in the U.S. And other countries:
Then, between 1960 and 1980, the rate of divorce surged by nearly 250%. ... The highest by far in the industrialized world. About half of all marriages undertaken today are likely to end in divorce. Forty percent of all first marriages will suffer that fate, compared to only 16% in 1960. Upwards of 60% of all remarriages will not endure. (Galston 12)
The fear of global terrorism, in this real life example of a post September 11th airline scare can be seen as the kind of fearful event that has in its worst possible outcome been portrayed in the storyline of Lost.
The passengers boarding the Virgin Atlantic Airways flight from London to Los Angeles were wary, but everyone began to relax after takeoff. In mid-flight, over Canada, an attendant noticed a suspicious object behind a seat. Immediately, the cabin erupted in panic. The plane made an emergency landing in Edmonton, Canada, the passengers were evacuated, and a bomb squad was dispatched. The suspicious item? A cell phone. (Schmidt and Winters 46)
Escalating violence in general and the fears, founded or unfounded, of each country's and therefore each individual's utter reliance on broad global systems for obtaining goods and services they need to survive led many to fear the loss of such systems and the fearful disconnectedness it might cause.
These fears, made less and less unrealistic by the events of September 11th are clearly reflected in the story lines of ultimate survival that are either reality TV or simple dramatic adventure Genre, as is Lost. In other generation similar fears have surfaced through art, the nuclear age, followed by the cold war and of coarse most recently the fear of international terrorism and its disastrous effects. The narrative structure of the work Lost demonstrates the ideals of today's problems and fears through an escalation of events that climax in human conflict and then human resolution. The narrative is a microcosm of what American's see happening in their everyday lives, minus the sand and fear of death and/or starvation.
The sudden and fantastic explosion of what some call reality TV has demonstrated to the media and the loyal public that the world we live in today is full of previously unheard of challenges and that art follows life. (Reiss and Wiltz 52) Though the ABC series Lost is not reality TV in the true sense it has the same dramatic pull and demonstrates the fears and standards of today that are challenging the world and its inhabitants. Lost is a synopsis of the modern human condition, with a multicultural dynamic, messages about globalism and basic human struggles, in it Art reflects Life and Life reflects Art.
The cast of the survival series lost reflects the demographic of diversity, including characters that average Americans might...
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