had expected. They were never allowed to leave the island, fearful that someone might tell their secret. Much of their food was gathered amongst themselves. They didn’t have extensive medical equipment. And shelter was constructed themselves out of material from the island. Needless to say, all were still very happy in the structure of their society and their living conditions. Until one of the people were bitten by a shark. The victim was in severe pain for weeks. Nobody would allow a doctor to come to the island or for him to leave. His leg was bitten severely and he needed medical attention. Eventually everybody got sick of him ruining their “paradise” environment and took him into the woods and left him. Some were against this decision, but the next day they were enjoying paradise once again. Near the end of the movie, the young man’s acquaintances, he had given the copy of the map to, arrived at the island. They came upon the fields of marijuana and were gunned down by the natives. The natives found the copy of the map and went to the small society of people. They instructed everybody to leave and to never tell anybody about this place. However, many refused the natives claiming it was there home. I’m not going to spoil the end, but nearly all the people end up leaving the island by their own free will.The people that made up this society had different statuses or positions to ensure tasks would get done. Some of these positions were: the leader, fishermen/food gatherers, the carpenter, the medic, etc. Each played an important role in surviving on the island with what they had.I think this society is a perfect example of Ralf Dahrendorf’s theory of conflict theory and authority. The natives are the authority, and the society forms around the rules given by the natives. Do not bring any more people to the island! Knowing they might lose their perfect homes they wouldn’...
