Invasion of the body snatchers blog #12

In the Invasion of the Body Snatchers, there were many themes of xenophobia. It seemed as though in the beginning, everyone was so taken back by the epidemic that was coming across town. They were first looking at the people who thought that their mom wasn't their mom were going crazy. But in the end it was the normal people that were now different from the rest of the town. Everyone had to be the same and act the same. Once one person got their body snatched everyone else became immune to the idea that it was alright just because it would make them fit in. This film reminded me a lot of Monsters are due on Maple street. Once one person got the idea that something was wrong they all started to blame each other. No one takes the time to analyze the situation, they just jump to conclusions. But it seemed as though everyone got brainwashed even though they caused their own destruction. Throughout all our readings and books, people are so afraid of others and people or things that are out of the ordinary. But the true fact is that we are going to be the death of our self. Humans are their own worst enemy because we conform to things so easily. There is truly nothing to be afraid of but our self. I would say though that invasion of the body snatchers was just a science fiction movie. It could never happen, yet it made it seem like it truly could happen because how easily we conform. I could see that easily happening in our world with a different situation, not involving growing duplicates from eggs. But if someone really wanted to change a town, they would be able to.