Orientalism in ABCs TV show LOST

ORIENTALISM IN ABC 'S TV SHOW LOST

2009

TABLE OF CONTENTS

1 . INTRODUCTION : TV SHOW BACKGROUND

2 . ORIENTALISM IN LOST : DUALITIES , REINCARNATION , LIFE AFTER DEATH

3 . CONCLUSION

4 . BIBLIOGRAPHY

INTRODUCTION : TV SHOW BACKGROUND

Most episodes of the ABC network 's critically acclaimed television drama Lost begin

with the camera focusing on one individual character 's eye . It has long been an old adage

that the eyes are the gateway to the soul , masking what lies within the recesses of one 's

mind - their past , present , and

future . When combined , these determine the meaning

behind and the ultimate fate of one 's existence . Lost , a television show , is a primetime drama on the air since 2004 . A series intended to be finalized within six seasons , it is a fictional story with a supernatural premise . Oceanic Flight 815 was a commercial airliner flying from Sydney , Australia , to Los Angeles , California . The plane crashes on an uninhabited , uncharted island thought to be located somewhere in the South Pacific . However , as the series progresses audiences discover that the concept of a deserted island is furthest from the truth . According to Dunn

Lost has changed the narrative of the disaster epic . This is no ordinary plane crash

there is no rescue , and they have been transported to an entirely different place . Nor is

there any planned end point to the story or the experience . There is no rescue , no

reckoning , and there appears to be no understanding because the

enlightenment project has run aground . Each...