If I was told that I could save only one book for future generations, it would not be an easy choice. Some would call this a terrible and unorthodox choice, but I would choose not to save any book at all. This is why: In the Book of Eli, we saw the terrible power the bible holds. It is revered as a holy book and many people base their lives off of it. If only one book from the past were to survive, eventually the same thing would happen with this book. People would realize that this book is their only insight into the world before, and would subsequently try to find meaning and purpose within its pages. Different interpretations of the book would arise, and eventually wars would be fought over it, as we have seen happen before. There is no one book we have that could even come close to capturing our culture and history as human beings. Any one book that someone would save would only offer future generations a skewed version of past reality. I think, if it ever came down to this, it would be better for everyone just to start over.
That is a very interesting response that you had for this assignment. I'm not saying that I agree with you but it was interesting to read your insight because you didn't say the same as everyone else did.
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