In episode 7: Jaynesville of Firefly, the Firefly lands in a small town where the people all dig up mud and mix it with other things to make ceramic products. In the past Jayne from the Firefly’s crew had stolen money and was forced to dump it to make a getaway. The money landed in the mud diggers village and they made Jayne their hero. They erected a statue of him in town square and he even had his own song. Although, Jayne though people would want him dead since he stole from the leader of the town. Towards the end of the episode the townspeople find out that it they money was not really intended to go to them, but a villager jumps in the way of a shotgun blast aimed at Jayne. Jayne leaves and doesn’t understand why the villager jumped in the way and risked his life for Jayne. The interesting point to take from this episode is that everyone needs something to believe in to keep going. The villagers had a hero that they believed in and that kept them going even though their living conditions were really bad. By having something to believe in people are able to go above and beyond in their lives. It gives one a sense of hope and a goal to keep striving towards. The ability to keep working towards a goal due to beliefs will allow a person to defy and beat all odds because he or she is working towards something they firmly believe in. They are simply not willing to let go of that dream and hope and it allows them to go farther than anyone else. The lessons behind the firefly episodes continue to surprise me. I look forward to seeing the next episodes.
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