During our "on a deserted island" simulation activity, the first issues discussed were the basics for survival, including food, water, and shelter. In reality, I think that there would eventually, if not immediately, have been multiple students, including myself, who would not act as level-headed as was shown during the activity. Obviously there would be no dry-erase board or paper to design a plan, and I am sure some of us would be hysterical at this point already. In class, all of us were calmly designing individual plans, then discussing them with the others to decide which parts of what plans would be most effective for survival. Even during our class simulation, though, we had disagreements as to who should be the "leader", and which issue should we concern ourselves with first. On an actual deserted island, the reality of being there forever would create such a high amount of tension that it would feel like a suspended weight above your head, ready to flatten you at any moment. This would obviously cause most, if not all of us, to lose our sense of humanity and become savage-like, rendering all possibilities of escape hopeless.
Reading Log:
Lord of the Flies, William Golding:
11/09/13 - 30 min.
11/10/13 - 30 min.
Allegiant, Veronica Roth:
11/04/13 - 30 min.
11/05/13 - 30 min.
Total: 120 min.
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