Synopsis Of 'The 100'

BRIEF SYNOPSIS
‘The 100’ is a fictional television series set ninety-seven years after a devastating nuclear war wiped out almost all life on earth. The only known survivors were the residents of twelve space stations in Earth’s orbit prior to the war. These space stations banded together to form a single station known as ‘The Ark’ where approximately two-thousand people live. As resources are scarce, all crimes no matter their nature or severity are punishable by death (“floating”) unless the offender is under 18 years of age. After the Ark’s life support systems are discovered to be critically failing, one hundred juvenile prisoners are declared as expendable and sent to the surface in a last ditch effort to determine whether or not the Earth could be habitable again. However, they soon discover that not all humanity was wiped out. This situation is reflected in

As seen during The 100, the elements of humour found in sarcasm take the edge off slightly, however ultimately the essence of sarcasm is often used to unveil truly hurtful criticism. Sarcastic comments depend heavily on tone of voice, body language and other nonverbal cues to be properly understood, and important elements of spoken sarcasm include intonation, or how you vary the pitch of your voice, or how you emphasize certain words. It is also said that essentially sarcasm is a survival technique for the insecure. Perhaps this is why the sarcastic character found in this series is none other than Murphy. Having been accused of murdering a fellow member of ‘The 100’ and banished from the camp before being captured and tortured by Grounders, it comes to no surprise to see his sarcastic, immature personality. Through his verbal and nonverbal language viewers can see that he is an insecure character who is ultimately unsure of himself due to his upbringing. He seems to rely on his fake, hardened exterior to hide his real