The Beach

Main Ideas

• Exploration of utopia and dystopia as an ideal society that gradually reveals its dark sides
• The search for meaning in life and freedom beyond societal norms and expectations
• Critique of consumer society and the illusion of happiness it offers
• Consequences of isolation from the outside world and its impact on the human psyche
• The issue of power and control in small social groups, as well as the mechanisms of maintaining order and interaction within them
• The complexity of interpersonal relationships and managing a group in crisis conditions