Anthropology Cannibalism

Stop and think. Visualize the clear tears dropping slowly in their melancholic red as tomato eyes of the victims who suffer from the abundant pain and starvation in their body and mind. In the eyes of humanity resemble their frustration and desperation to exit out the door of an unfair society, but they do not know the way out. They look up in the sky and see the deep gloomy blue world that never ends, and if they look down the deep black pavement that distinguishes itself like hell. Have you ever thought what your life would be deserted in a snowy world where there is nobody there to accompany you? You are starving and there is no more food left to devour on or water to drink. Would you die of hunger or eat other human alive? In the film The

For example, the father narrates, “Each day is grayer than the day before. Cannibalism is the greatest fear, no food or plants.” The father doesn’t see any color or light in the dystopian society making him feel that all his attempts to survive will be slim and futile. There are no clear signs of improvement and his life and his son’s will only become worse instead of going back up. To add on, after the boy sees his father kill a man he questions his father, “Are we still the good guys?” This innocent boy questions his father morality because he clearly doesn’t understand what is right or wrong anymore. This confusion of morality indicates that the boy is lost his values and doesn’t even know if he himself is a “good guy.” These powerful words reveal that when you are in a dystopia it doesn’t matter if you are considered a nice or rude individual. When the man is talking to a stranger named “Eli” the father comments that his son is his only “God.” According to the online article, "Meaning of Eli - Hebrew Baby Name" the name Eli means, “High, ascended, or my God. Famous bearer.” Ironically, “Eli” says that he doesn’t believe in any God because if there was one he wouldn’t have been put in this misery. In response the father utters that since there is nothing left in the world to believe in his son is the only savior he has. His son or “God” encourages him to suffer and withstand the punishment instead of committing suicide like the rest. If you have a god it means there is a greater power around you that helps you during the worst times and that’s why his son is the