In this segment, you will be able to compare and contrast competing ideologies, Capitalism and Communism, by watching a short film based on Jack Finney's classic "The Invasion of the Body Snatchers."
As we discussed in class, the Red Scare of the 1950's was magnified through films and novels that depicted communism as an assault on the individual. After you click the link below, you should be able to answer the following questions:
1. How were those afflicted with the illness treated in the film?
2. What is the most disturbing symptom of the illness discussed in the film?
3. How did those afflicted with the illness bond together and how was the similar to the perception about communists spelled out by Joe McCarthy's witch hunts in government?
4. What "big picture" differences exist between capitalism and communism and how does the movie magnify this?
Click this link - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OwHU3rCu2Yc - Watch and Be able to answer the aforementioned questions.
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