There were conflicts among the men about their food problem, should they cross the line between man and beast, and become cannibals to survive or should they die as civilized men. All they had to eat after the crash was a lick of jam, some chocolate, and barely half a cup of wine for each meal. Their reason for eating the bodies was basically to survive the harsh cold of the Andes Mountains. One of the main reasons why the survivors wanted to eat the flesh was because the bodies had proteins. Proteins help their bodies to function properly, so they wouldn't freeze at night because their bodies would have the strength to produce t

he heat that would keep them warm. The survivors eventually got used to eating the flesh because that was practically all that they had to eat. There were only two precautions in which the survivors had to be careful while eating the flesh. The first precaution was not to eat the flesh after leaving it exposed to the sun for a long time. The reason for this is because the meat may be rotten and become dangerous to eat. The second precaution that they should not do before eating the flesh shouldn't be cooked. The reason for this is because all of the proteins would be lost and the survivors would get nothing out of the meat that they would need. So it would be better to eat the flesh raw, straight from their bodies while they still have their proteins alive in their bodies.

Another conflict that the survivors encountered was how they would get enough energy to be able to reach the tail of the plane. Without any other food left, their only hope was the dead bodies. W

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