Ethical Issues In Soylent Green

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The movie ,Soylent Green, took place in 2022. The movie focused on Manhattan, New York. The city faces many problems due to overpopulation. There are not many jobs and the people lack food. The poor are treated unwell and sleep anywhere they find space. One of the effects of overpopulation are how people treated based on what they have.

In Soylent Green, there was a clear division in the rich, middle classed, and the poor. In many countries this light version of a social hierarchy is found. One area in the world you can find this behavior in is Mumbai, India. In 2011, it was recorded that 57,416 people were homeless. In Mumbai, 2,700 people have more money than the average people. The country’s gross domestic product per capita is approximately

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