But it does not really sum up the enjoyable book by Esther Forbes. Without all the details and struggle between each chapter of the novel, the movie is not as
In the book, Guns Germs and Steel, Jared Diamond attempts to answer questions of conquest, such as why Eurasia conquered the Americas, and not the other way around. Diamond is a biologist by trade, and both impressed and disappointed the academic world with his new historian side. He believes the answer to western dominance lies in geography and the spread of guns, germs and steel. His theories had led him to be heavily critiqued by historians everywhere, including environmental historian J.R McNeil and Professor of Anthropology and Geography James Blaut. While Diamond provides solid ideas relating to the conquest of the New World, he often uses his scientistic background loosely with unclear supports forgetting other historical factors that
Although they told history in the novel, they definitely add their own touches to history. The authors are well aware of this issue, as it forms the topic for Part
Of course, there are a few minor historical inaccuracies but this movie largely stays true to the historical
Overall the novel’s perspective differs from the film of how the actual story
Hunter gatherer/ Agriculturalist essay Hunter gatherers and agriculturalists are different and the same in some ways. Their population is the basically the same because there was never that many people. They had the men do the work mainly. Neither one of them didn't have much technology at the beginning.
Jared Diamond in his book titled Guns, Germs, and Steel tells about certain places in the world having more geographic luck than others and thus causing them to prosper. During the Civil War the North and the South were warring over state rights and slavery issues. While the industrial revolution fueled the creation of new inventions such as the steam engine, the south refused capitalize upon these new creations. When the North grew and continued to grow in its industrial strength, they began to make themselves a world power, causing the South to continue to mostly produce cotton and several other agricultural crops. The South didn’t provide many new technologies which limited there economic effect on trade and production.
The only issue with historical films is the accuracy of the films. It is creating the visual in our heads of what history looked like and if its not accurate then its giving the wrong idea of what actually happened. Most films are fairly accurate and are based on primary sources and historical documents so that issue can be avoided. All in all both of those resources are a great way to learn about history and both options should be
Most historians consider many factors to piece together our planet’s past. When looking at the exploration of what was named “the New World,” they often point to the success of the conquistador’s missions and attribute it to their determination, skill, and weaponry. The film “Guns, Germs, and Steel” names the real reasons why the conquistadors were so successful on their missions. The empires of Central and South America did not have access to certain animals and had not advanced as far as the Europeans did in terms of weaponry. Additionally, they had never been exposed to the diseases that many animals carry.
As far as the movie goes it is very well done by paying homage to Krakauer’s Into the Wild. However because the movie is very linear in story telling as well as watered down characterization of Chris McCandless, the movie a watered down version of a story told with a much more interesting characterization and plot narrative. The novel Into the Wild combines the thrilling
The general idea of the only man on earth pinned against a diseased population was still evident through all the hollywood extras. All in all, I would recommend both book and movie to anyone who
In his article “Steel Axes for Stone-Age Australians,” Lauriston Sharp discusses the traditional Yir Yoront culture of Australia in the mid 1930s and the importance and function of the stone axe in the in terms of technology, conduct, and belief in the culture. Sharp evaluates that the colonization of various Europeans had resulted into the introduction of new technologies that they had brought along with them. The article mainly focuses on the steel axes that were introduced which outweighed the stone axes previously used by these people and has thus drastically affected the Yir Yoront culture. Ultimately, the author concludes that the traditional culture of this aboriginal tribe had collapsed and a new culture incorporated with European values
In modern society, guns are seen as a form of control. Those who have guns are able to overpower those who do not. This trend was set when guns were first invented and has stayed the same throughout history. The one place where guns are not a symbol of power and control is in literature, specifically “The Old Gun” and Hamilton. In Mo Yan’s short story “The Old Gun”, the protagonist is a hungry boy who does not even know how to use the titular firearm.
Although this movie is very entertaining and educational, but there are some anthropological errors made for example according to anthropologist Neanderthals already used fire before Homo sapiens but in the movie it was shown that the Croods did not know of fire until guy told them about it. Another mistake is that a Neanderthal usually lived for approximately 30 years of age or maximum 35 years old but in this movie the grandma was shown way older than 30 year of age she had to be approximately 70 year of age. Also the Neanderthals lived in the ice age during cold environments but in this movie it was shown that the Croods lived in a hot environment. Another mistake in the movie was that the Croods did not use any type of tools to hunt for food but according to anthropologists Neanderthals did use some type of stone tools. Last but not least it was known that only the men hunted for food not the women but in this movie in the beginning it shows that he whole family went on the quest to find
However, when I watched the movie, I felt as though everything I had imagined in my head from reading the book was wrong. Although, this might be the case since I read the book first, and then compared it to the
