Ecology Of Fear Analysis

Los Angeles is the second largest city in the United States following New York City on the East Coast. This idolized city that many have nicknamed, L.A., rests within the southern region of the ‘Golden State’ of California. Los Angeles is most widely known for its mediterranean climate, ethnic diversity, sprawling metropolis, and for also housing a major center of the American entertainment industry. The worldwide popularity L.A. has received, stems from the city being the source of many publications, old and new, such as famous movies, television shows, documentaries, and in this case, a national bestselling book. Author Mike Davis has written several books, however this paper will focus on his book, Ecology of Fear in particular. In this book, Davis examines Los Angeles as a city with potential that has been unfortunately plagued by earthquakes, wildfires, floods, drought, tornadoes, snakes in the sea, mountain lion attacks, and a bee epidemic. With all of these occurrences in one famous city, Davis writes his thesis on how all the advantages known to Los Angeles and …show more content…
Davis goes on to refer to the Blade Runner, as the alter ego of Los Angeles, which he thinks, could someday become the terminal imagery that would put an end to the “Land of Sunshine.” Davis fears that the opening scene from the movie, Blade Runner, where the National Guard completes retina scans on each human being, will inevitably become reality one day in Los Angeles. Support for this claim is conveyed by the many examples Davis gives of riots, gang violence, serial shooters, possibilities of a race war, and drug peddlers found in Los