Unchangeable human nature constitutes a cruel society

Colton 2022-04-19 09:01:30

Life is all about learning something, having some fun, and having some love.
Learning things and seeking knowledge are equal to your desire to explore. Looking for fun, fun, and excitement is a manifestation of your unwillingness to be mediocre. Making love is a human instinct.
The protagonist Richard is a boy who wants to find some excitement and some love, which makes him destined to meet the French couple in a hotel in Bangkok, and also makes him unexpectedly get a card leading to Xanadu. map.
He started to live happily in Taoyuan because he felt attention and attention, which is nothing more than a common human nature in society, which did not elevate the protagonist in any way.
Then the girl he liked gave him another spring dream.
Everything was so perfect up front and there were 2 points that drove the story.
1. The queen of Utopia trades making love in exchange for not mentioning drawing a map.
2. Everyone gave up medical treatment for the person bitten by the shark.
These two places are enough to show that this paradise is just a place to satisfy the selfish desires of small groups, and human nature is even more minimal in this small environment.
Ultimately, Utopia collapses.
People always criticize that society is cruel, reality is the backbone, but isn't it made up of people? We form cruelty and then criticize cruelty again, leaving the cruelty in front of us and continuing to be cruel elsewhere. Wouldn't it be beautiful?

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The Beach quotes

  • Etienne: Oh fuck! Richard! Fuck!

    Richard: What?

    Etienne: I saw a fin!

    Richard: What? Are you joking?

    Etienne: No, no. A fin!

    Richard: OK, a shark fin?

    Etienne: I don't know! Just a fin! Over there, about a hundred meters.

    Richard: Well, was it big?

    Etienne: Yes.

    Richard: Well, what the fuck do you expect me to do about it?

    Etienne: Nothing! I just thought you should know!

    Richard: Well, to be honest, Etienne, I'd rather you hadn't told me!

    Etienne: I'm sorry!

    Richard: Well, it's a bit fuckin' late now, isn't it?

  • Keaty: [Keaty interrupts Richard whilst watching Francoise and pretending to read his book] One: she's just teasin' ya.

    Richard: What are you talking about?

    Keaty: Two: you don't speak French. Three: he speaks French. In fact, even better than that, four: he IS French. Five: he's much better at football - sorry, sorry, SOCCER - than you. And six: you're a bit strange, Rich. Some girls like that in a man, but not usually the sort of girls you wanna be with.

    Richard: Is that right?

    Keaty: Come on, your last girlfriend chucked ya, there must've been a reason.

    Richard: It was not my fault!

    Keaty: And seven: look at - look at your thumbs, man! They're well defined!

    Richard: Wh-what is that supposed to mean?

    Keaty: You play a lot of video games! That is a powerful index of incompatabilty.

    Richard: Why do I get the feeling like you're trying to tell me something?

    Keaty: You haven't a hope mate - not a bleedin' chicken's chance in Thailand. Know what I mean?

    Richard: Thank you.

    Keaty: So, enjoy the beach and cut the bullshit.

    Richard: [softly] Thank you very much.

    Keaty: It's my pleasure.