Research Paper on:
Ecology of Fear Reviewed

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a critical review of the authors ideas. Los Angeles is discussed in depth, particularly as it pertains to natural disasters that, according to the author, are socially constructed.  No additional sources cited. SA121EOF.doc In Ecology of Fear, Mike Davis (1999) makes a compelling-though flimsy argument-concerning the natural disasters lurking in Los Angeles. Daviss primary  thesis is that due to man made intrusions and a failure to act appropriately, something that is fueled by denial, Los Angeles is doomed. He points to the films, particularly  the ones in the disaster genre, to show that this is the case. A student writing on this subject will want to delve into the work and look at  a variety of points made by the author. The author refers to the social construction of natural disaster. This means that the  people are actually causing-at least indirectly-what is considered to be natural disasters. The focal point is Los Angeles and the author highlights many things and provides enough examples to prove  his point. However, a simpler example comes form the East Coast. Much of the shore area has been depleted. Many communities have been hit hard by hurricanes. They rebuild and  use federal dollars to do so. Many feel sorry for them. But then there is the other point of view. Why build homes in such a place as to invite  natural disaster? In taking that point of view, one begins to see that it is a social construction. If people insist on living on the water, or in the case  of the Los Angeles hillside, living in a place prone to fire, let them burn! Let the people lose their homes on the water! It was their fault for building