Im editing because Allamanda was right to remind me that this is a brutal story. You may or may not find some important themes to discuss. I think of it when I think of how careless and sorry we can be especially when we jump on the bandwagon rather then think
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Feel free to reply to any comment by clicking the "Reply" button.I think the real story of the mutiny on the bounty is work reading. There is the Hollywood version and that was mostly handed down from the spin at the time. Fletcher Christian was a family friend of the Wordsworth's and so by association Byron, Shelly etc.
In reality, there were more loyal members of the crew left on board than mutineers when they cast Bligh adrift 3,500 miles from civilization, in an overloaded open boat but they made it back.
The mutineers, on the other hand, faired much worse. After they settled on Pitcairn, they were beset by divisions and murder. The last surviving mutineer having to institute a strict religious society to keep order.
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273kelvin
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July 9, 2020
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Hobbsian view. Popular. About two or three decades ago, a group of British teenagers were actually shipwrecked on a deserted island. They were 15 months before being rescued. Nothing even close to Goldings (Hobbs) predictions took place. They devised a fairly egalitarian structure in order to survive.
t1nick
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July 9, 2020
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In the backdrop of a fictional world war, and so perhaps some learned from that mentality? I am very glad the British teens proved kids can do better than that. Things are not only one way, but it's better when it's better.
That smacked of urban myth - most British teenagers couldn't even light a fire - so I decided to dig. The nearest I could find is a case of six young Tongans who stole a boat and were marooned for 15 months in the 60's on an abandoned island. Being familiar with local flora and fauna helped them to survive and they were good friends beforehand, unlike the boys in Golding's book. Still, an interesting story and one I wasn't familiar with.
[theguardian.com]
@Gareth 6 is a bit less than 30. Starving in the middle of the night could also contributes to mistakes madness and hallucinations..
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