Battle Royale Essay
“It's hard to think when someone's trying to kill you. We human beings aren't wired to be rational and creative when we know our lives are in danger of a swift and violent end. The body has definite ideas of which survival strategies it prefers to embrace, and those are generally limited to "rip threat to pieces" or "run like hell." No thinking need be involved, as far as our instincts are concerned.
Jim Butcher, Small Favor
Morals conflicts with instincts In the novel Battle Royale, author Koushun Takami attempts to highlight two conflicting human impulses; the desire to stay true to moral, and ethical obligations, but also the animalistic desire to survive. The actions of the characters in Battle Royale illustrates the conflict between instinct and morals. Many of the characters stays true to their morals, while others decide that the will to survive outways the moral costs, but almost all of the characters experience the conflict between the two. Despite the apparent danger of their situation, the majority of character in Battle Royale attempt to act within the bounds of their moral code. Often throughout the film, many of the characters would like to think that their classmates do not actually want to fight, and seek to join up with them in a peaceful unity. During a discussion with Yumiko, Yumiko say, “if we could just contact everyone appropriately then the fighting would stop. Then we could figure out together how to deal with the circumstances. No even if we wouldn't do anything, at least we could avoid killing each other.” (Takami 139) Even if they do not manage to survive the game, both Yumiko, and Yukiko would prefer to die in peace with their classmates, than participate in this animalistic game. Shuya, the main protagonist in the story has a similar thought even before the game has begun, that the students could work together. This can be seen in the quote, “I have no idea what lies beyond the room, but I should at the very least be able to
Jim Butcher, Small Favor
Morals conflicts with instincts In the novel Battle Royale, author Koushun Takami attempts to highlight two conflicting human impulses; the desire to stay true to moral, and ethical obligations, but also the animalistic desire to survive. The actions of the characters in Battle Royale illustrates the conflict between instinct and morals. Many of the characters stays true to their morals, while others decide that the will to survive outways the moral costs, but almost all of the characters experience the conflict between the two. Despite the apparent danger of their situation, the majority of character in Battle Royale attempt to act within the bounds of their moral code. Often throughout the film, many of the characters would like to think that their classmates do not actually want to fight, and seek to join up with them in a peaceful unity. During a discussion with Yumiko, Yumiko say, “if we could just contact everyone appropriately then the fighting would stop. Then we could figure out together how to deal with the circumstances. No even if we wouldn't do anything, at least we could avoid killing each other.” (Takami 139) Even if they do not manage to survive the game, both Yumiko, and Yukiko would prefer to die in peace with their classmates, than participate in this animalistic game. Shuya, the main protagonist in the story has a similar thought even before the game has begun, that the students could work together. This can be seen in the quote, “I have no idea what lies beyond the room, but I should at the very least be able to