%0 Journal Article 
%A Sanz Alonso, Irene
%T "Inferno" unleashed: Dan Brown's uncomfortable solution to overpopulation

%D 2018
%@ 2171-9594
%U http://hdl.handle.net/10017/33222
%X Dan Brown’s "Inferno" (2013) explores a controversial issue that is often forgotten in national policies and international debates despite its relevance for the world’s future: overpopulation. The effects of overpopulation in our environment can be seen in desertification, loss of diversity, or fresh water scarcity, and despite this, overpopulation remains a forgotten issue because of the difficulties of dealing with it at a large scale. Using Thomas Malthus’s theories on the growth of population, in "Inferno" Dan Brown proposes an uncomfortable situation that entails the creation of a virus. While in the film version the virus is never released and the heroes defeat the villains, the novel offers a different and more complex finale which forces readers to reflect on the possible ways of dealing with the problem of overpopulation. The aim of this article is to analyze some of the consequences of overpopulation regarding the environment, and to explore how the two versions of "Inferno" portray this topic.

%K Overpopulation
%K Plague
%K Malthus
%K Dan Brown
%K Inferno
%K Ecological collapse
%K Sobrepoblación
%K Peste
%K Colapso ecológico
%K Literatura
%K Literature
%K Medio ambiente
%K Environmental science
%~ Biblioteca Universidad de Alcala