The+lost+boys





Many people have always considered children the casualties of polygamy. Believe they were the ones most hurt by their parents choice. In reason years though a new phenomenon has emerged, the lost boys. These young men, sometimes as young as 12 are for whatever reason exiled from the community. There offenses minor ranging from watching movies and listening to cds to kissing or being seen talking to a girl. Other times reason for their expulsion are false just used as a reason for removal. The question most people would ask is why? Many believe it is because of the very nature of polygamy. With men having more than one wife, in some cases having up to 70. These young boys would represent competition to the older men in the group who would be taking 3,4 and 5 wives if not more. The real question however should be what happens to the boys? They are thrown in an unfamiliar world full of people they have been told are evil with out little to no education or skills and no real help. Many turn to drugs or alcohol as a way to cope, others find support in people who escaped before they did. However it is clear that most are not ready to deal with the outside world and the outside is in no way ready to help them.



Resources

http://edition.cnn.com/2007/US/09/07/lost.boys/index.html

Jessop, Carolyn. __Escaped__. 1. New York: Broadway Books, 2007.

Pictures

http://edition.cnn.com/2007/US/09/07/lost.boys/index.html http://www.filmwest.com/Catalogue/itemdetail/3330/ http://www.canada.com/globaltv/globalshows/globalcurrents/polygamyslostboys/index2.html