‘We ate the children last’ is a story that helps us reflect on societal pressure, a significant issue in our world. The story portrays a fictional instance and helps us understand how a lack of leadership can affect individuals, and eventually a whole society. The unsafe medical procedure was popularized and eventually standardized due to citizen protest. Not many gave it a second thought, and like sheep, followed the herd. Not long after, people turned to cannibalism. The author elaborates, “ The telltale mark of the procedure was a scar at the base of the throat; it was a badge we wore…