"The Donner Party" Analysis of Events

The documentary of the "The Donner Party" shows man's will to live, no matter what the cost. I was personally moved by the barbaric actions taken by the emigrants, such as practicing cannibalism. Despite the grim conditions not everyone resorted to such unholy actions. The horrible events all lead back to the defunct entrepreneur Lanceford Hastings. It was because of his miscalculation that 41 poor souls perished.
Even though James Reed was told not to take the shortcut, he did anyways against practical reasoning. This shows that James Reed knew of th…