Important texts in each historical period arose from composers' different ways of thinking and have lasting significance for society. These themes emerge uniquely in a number of texts including Shamus Heaney's poems Digging, Punishment and Funeral Rites, Sofia Coppola's film Lost in translation, Eat Pray love written by Elizabeth Gilbert and in the 2011 television series Off The Map directed by Jenna Bans. The values ​​explored in these texts are fundamentally linked to the religious, philosophical, scientific and cultural paradigms of the 20th and 21st centuries and are a reflection of the society and literature of that time period. These texts have formed new ideologies and different ways of thinking in society and have detailed the relationships linking the local and the global as having vast significance on relationships with the lives of the community and individuals. The development of a global culture has blurred traditional concepts and the boundaries of time and space. Choice and circumstance have created a range of individual and community responses to this changing reality: some have cautiously embraced or accepted it, while others have challenged it or retreated from it. As time passes, authors are forming new perspectives and reflecting these changed ideas in their texts, placing a permanent importance on society. Cultural globalization is the rapid crossing of thoughts, perspectives and ideals across national borders. This sharing of ideas leads to an interconnection and interaction between different cultures and ways of thinking. Lost in Translation by Sofia Coppola explores the effects of the process of cultural globalization on the individual. Coppola explores the cultural upheaval and disillusionment in ...... middle of paper ...... traditional and problematic funerals and uses them as social commentary on unnecessary death and Catholic funeral jargon serves to remind Catholics of their belief in natural law. Heanyey also uses the punitive comparison of past moral beliefs in the first passage and the same problems Ireland is facing with the troubles and punishment of women who had affairs with the British soidlier. Heaney blurs centuries together as he applies himself to the situation of the little adulteress which he then uses to blend the two situations together sliding into the conflict of the 21st century. In funeral rites Heaney uses the symbolism of the procession which serves to subtly connect past and present. Heaney also makes the comment that if people took note of the past, future problems could be minimised, he uses the example of Gunnar to prove his point.