The former are the survivors, who live relatively safe, sanitised lives within a vast dome, while the latter exist in appalling hardship in a contaminated wasteland beyond the dome.
But how many filmgoers have actually escaped from prison using only a blunt spoon (OK, a rock hammer) after watching Frank Darabont's pathos-drenched tale of perseverance in the face of appalling hardship, or took on the world heavyweight champion and won, after viewing Sylvester Stallone's heartwarming blue-collar sports drama?
"Encountering such female wisdom restored my faith in the ability of the human spirit to flourish, despite sometimes appalling hardship," she told The Experiment.
"The people of the Sahel remain resourceful and courageous, despite years of appalling hardship.
The Allied forces were evacuated at the end of 1915, after both sides had suffered appalling hardships and losses.The Gallipoli campaign, Peter Hart argues, was doomed from the start.
And, of course, unemployment, rampant inflation and tough times economically all combine to produce a downside to change, including appalling hardships for many.
After five months and some appalling hardships – not least the death of three camels, the dishonesty of companions (he found that he could not travel alone), dysentery that seemed never-ending, feet that were forever blistered, food ghastly to his western tastes – he gave up the struggle, still 2,000 miles from his destination.
Appalling hardships It's estimated that 18 million people in nine countries are affected by the crisis, which has been precipitated by successive droughts and rising food prices.
During the war, Vladek lost his six-year-old son, Richieu, poisoned by the aunt to whom his parents had sent him for safe-keeping, in order that he might avoid the gas chambers; he lost most of his extended family, and he endured months of the most appalling fear and hardship in Auschwitz-Birkenau and, later, Dachau.
Yet, when they arrived in Israel, these distinctive people faced appalling discrimination, racism and a lack of empathy for their hardships in Ethiopia and during their journey to Israel.
More and more journalism about the old – and I plead guilty here – focuses on their financial hardships, the wish of many to work longer and the appalling level of state provision for the very old and frail.
