The Triffids Essays

“Life has no meaning … It is up to you to give it a meaning, and value is nothing but the meaning that you choose.” This is an existentialist quote by Jean-Paul Sartre which helps to explain the beliefs of one who follows this philosophy. Existentialism is a complex philosophy emphasizing the absurdity of reality and the human responsibility to make choices and accept consequences. This philosophy was created during the second world war, when Europe found itself in a crisis of death and destruction

How to survive a Triffid apocalypse Triffids are putting an end to our world as we know it, so this handy Triffid survival guide will teach you what you need to know to survive this disaster. Before beginning on to the instructions and things you should do, you must first know what a Triffid is and what it does. The Triffid has three main parts: the base, the trunk and the head. The head is not shaped like a human's head, but like a giant curved flower. In this head, there is a venomous stinger

In The Day of the triffids we can see how exploitation occurs in many instances throughout the book. At the beginning we can see how capitalism has worked in exploiting the triffid plant through the farming of “Triffids on a large scale, in order to extract valuable oils and juices to press highly nutritious oil cake for stock feeding. Consequently, triffids moved into the realm of big business overnight.” (Wyndham)This demonstrates how capitalism has just created a bigger problem how it exploits