Isolation Of A Small Town In The Movie, The Village

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In the movie “The Village”, there is a small town in the woods. The town, being in the woods, is Isolated from the rest of civilization. Their technology and lifestyle is therefore considerably behind the rest of the outside world- Similar to the 19th century settler days. The elders are able to keep the town isolated from the outside world by telling the children there that there are scary monsters that live in the woods. This keeps the curious children scared of the woods, so they do not venture outside and discover civilization. The elders created this town because they were once victims of extreme violence and brutality. Their experience with this violence motivated them to create the town to keep their kids safe from the outside world.

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