Lindsay and the Doasyoulikes.

In Kingley’s novel Tom encounters a fairy who shows him a book entitled “The History of the great and famous nation of the Doasyoulikes, who came away from the country of Hardwork, because they wanted to play on the Jew’s harp all day long” (158). These people were content to laze about listening to (though not playing any instruments) music and eating grapes. Kingsley writes, “There were never such comfortable, easy-going, happy-go-lucky, people in the world” (160). They lived their entire lives oblivious to to the fact the nearby volcano might explode.

Within the next five hundred years the volcano has exploded and two thirds of the Doasyoulikes were destroyed. These people were so wrapped up in doing whatever they wanted that they did not notice the impending explosion of the mountain. The fairy says, “I did warn them all I could. I let the smoke come out of the mountain; And I laid the ashes and cinders all about; and wherever there are cinders, cinders may be again. But they did not like to face facts, my dears, as very few people do” (160-1).

And so, the Doasyoulikes continued doing as they liked degenerating into the apes they evolved from. The Doasyoulikes ignorance of the fairy's signs remind me of the frequent trips to rehab that Lindsay Lohan has made. It seems that no matter how many warnings or reprimands she receives, she does whatever she wants. The drunk/high on cocaine driving charges, the numerous stints in rehab, and the accidents should all be clear warning signs to her.

Lindsay Lohan would do well to take the advice of Kingsley and stop making poor choices that could end up with the extinction of her career. It seems that as her popularity increased, Lohan became as complacent as the Doasyoulikes. According to Kingsley, there exists in work a restorative power similar to nature. As the Doasyoulikes were lazy, they did not see the need to move away from an active volcano. Had they exerted themselves and relocated, their race would still be alive. Lohan seems to spend more time partying than doing any viable work. As a result there abound about her rumours of drug use, anorexia, drunkenness and general moral degeneration. The life and death of the Doasyoulikes share a number of things in common with today's starlets the least of which is their inability to heed the warnings about them. Lindsay may yet be able to save her career if she pays attention to the ashes and cinders surrounding her.

For a time line of Lohan's exploits (good and bad) click here.