This option is to save their life rather than the life of anyone else, loved one or stranger. In Wave of Destruction, Nang was put in one of many states of crisis when a woman whom she did not know handed her baby to Nang. The woman asked Nang to take care of the baby, and then she proceeded to flee with her other child. Nang, trapped in water nearly the height of her neck, chose to let the baby drown in the water, as she had realized that the infant had no actual chance of survival (Krauss 112). In this case, Nang chose her own survival over the survival of the baby because she knew that both of them would be unable to survive. It is common for people who are frightened of a crisis to choose to save their lives rather than the lives of others. In The Impossible, many of the people portrayed were foreigners visiting Thailand. Because they were unprepared for a massive disaster, many of them believed that if they attempted to help others, it would cost them their lives, so they simply ignored any people in need of assistance (Bayona 2012). Unfortunately, choosing to save one’s own life rather than the life of someone else often results in the unassisted person being
This option is to save their life rather than the life of anyone else, loved one or stranger. In Wave of Destruction, Nang was put in one of many states of crisis when a woman whom she did not know handed her baby to Nang. The woman asked Nang to take care of the baby, and then she proceeded to flee with her other child. Nang, trapped in water nearly the height of her neck, chose to let the baby drown in the water, as she had realized that the infant had no actual chance of survival (Krauss 112). In this case, Nang chose her own survival over the survival of the baby because she knew that both of them would be unable to survive. It is common for people who are frightened of a crisis to choose to save their lives rather than the lives of others. In The Impossible, many of the people portrayed were foreigners visiting Thailand. Because they were unprepared for a massive disaster, many of them believed that if they attempted to help others, it would cost them their lives, so they simply ignored any people in need of assistance (Bayona 2012). Unfortunately, choosing to save one’s own life rather than the life of someone else often results in the unassisted person being