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MY PERSONAL DOCUMENT ON THE MYTH OF THE NOBLE SAVAGE

ALASKAN BUSH PEOPLE

DOCUMENT : YOUTUBE VIDEO Alaskan Bush People: Season One DVD Trailer, 2015


This document is a trailer from the american reality show Alaskan Bush People. As the title says, it shows a family who lives in the woods of Alaska, as independently as possible from civilisation. 
First of all, in this trailer, we learn from their lifestyle : hunting, working on their family village, preparing for winter... The video says they are going have to move places. This means they live like nomads. They don't have a home, they just get installed wherever they like and build a little house there. 
Furthermore, the family is composed of eight members. Each one of them has their own skill relevant to surviving in nature. For example, Noah has a talent to invent useful objects, Bear is a master at climbing trees and Bam - Bam always make sure his brothers are acting logically. 
Noah inventing a mole ridding device
Bear climbing a tree

Bam-Bam ,taking sure the wood is well installed


Moving on, instead of earning money, they exchange material or food with the people who live in the nearest city. They need material to build their houses and fix their belongings. Most of the time, they do favors for citizens like cleaning or helping in a construction site. 
Also, to eat well, they go hunting or fishing. the older sister is the best at shooting, so she usually takes care of that duty. Then there's Bear, who can easily fish with his own hands. 
At night, they have enough experience to scare the bears away. They used to wake up and make them go by looking threatening with their guns, until Noah the inventor created an alarm system. 
Despite this lifestyle, there's an exception when they need society to survive. That is to say when they have health issues. 
On top of that, it is quite clear that this way of life reminds us of the myth of the noble savage. They live surrounded by nature. They avoid consumer society and get their food by themselves. This comparison includes their humble personality. 
In my opinion, as much as I love the beauty of nature, I wouldn't like to live as they do. However, I find it really interesting how they create their own stuff avoiding buying as much as possible. 

Comments

  1. Philippe ThivillierOctober 8, 2019 at 12:31 PM

    OK, Elena. This looks both attractive and interesting .
    That said, I need to read your blog post through.

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