Sunday, August 28, 2011
Final Chpter Of Brave New World !!
Benard finally becomes an outcast, when his two friends (John and Himholtz) leave him for a "paradise" island. They soon come back from there trip and John seems fustrated in the novel. I see this when he is moved by Lenina, but also don't like the sexual things that she does towards him, which makes him feel more shame. He also is heartbroken when his mother overdose in soma and dies in a hospital. Do to his fustration he takes it out the workers, by going to the factory and throwing out the soma, causing a riot. As I was reading this, it hit me that the author put this factory scene in the novel to foreshadow, that John desperate ways and him wanting to save the people is going to lead to his down fall. So, John now the main character for sure, finds himself isolated from society in a lighthouse outside of London. He soon finds himself interrupted from mourning and grieving over his mother's death by the bad memories of the dystopian society. Which leads to him whipping himself and the thing that makes it worst is that he taped himself getting whipped !! So the tape is leaked and everybody in the society has seen it, even Lenina. The strange thing that caught me was when she started to cry. The wierd thing about this is that the society that there in doesn't feel emotions. Also this shows that the people in the society is capable of changing but chooses to not change for some reason. So, Lenina is moved by John's actions, but some how John turns and start to whip her. The funny thing aboout it is that this drives the crowd in a sexual way. Which cause them to have an orgy and take more of the soma. And John joins in !! The next morning John notice what he has done, which totally contradicts his whole belief of not having sex with just anybody and hangs himself.
Thursday, August 25, 2011
Freeman Dyson's "Can Science Be Ethical?" Connection To Brave New World
These two writting SCREAMS connection. I see alot of connection between Brave New World and the article, like: the brands of science and their ability to improve the well being of there society. I've seen alot of that being mentioned in both of the writtings especially in the article. It also talks about how Henry Ford has became an influential part of what they do. And how his work develop mass produced consumer goods designed specifically to improve the quality of life of both the rich and the poor. In some aspects of the novel it kind of show recognition to Henry Ford for his contributions to the assembly line (which they are connected in some way). I also see that Dyson seems to use social classes to prove a point. For example, technologies that he described as simply being toys for the rich. And that these technologies are “evil” as they serve little purpose other than to make the rich richer and widen the gap between the rich and the poor. He also sees the the lower classes if not properly tooken care by individuals of strong character in positions of influence. Which Harrison Bergeron makes the Gammas seem in the novel, Brave New World. Dyson ends his article with words of hope for the future, describing his hope that the future will eventually do what is right. Kind of similar to Brave New World, in how they plan to make this society that they think will benefit in the future.
Wednesday, August 24, 2011
Brave New World Review ( Chapters 1-5 )
While reading Brave new world I have noticed that most of there society contains Beaucracy and a little of technological control. Ultimatley making this a Dystopian Genre. I see Beaucracy when there society is controlled by relentless regulations, which means that the "people" couldn't do what they wanted or had any choices but the ones that were given to be followed. And I see a little of technological control when there society is controlled by scientific means. For example, at the begining of the story they make test tube babies from perfectly feterlizing the ovaries of women. Which gives more of reason for a feminist to dislike this novel (ussage of women). So basically there whole world is made up of test tube babies. And when made giving them a set of rules they should follow and live by, following back on beaucracy control.
A marxist critic would love Brave New Wolrd, simply because of the social classes that seperate the "people" in the story. For right know the main character in the story is Benard which is an Alpha, but lack the physical apperance (shortness) of an Alpha. He is also the protagonist of this Dystopian genre. Which leads to him questioning the existing social systems that are there and believes or feels that something is terribly wrong with the society in which he lives in.
A marxist critic would love Brave New Wolrd, simply because of the social classes that seperate the "people" in the story. For right know the main character in the story is Benard which is an Alpha, but lack the physical apperance (shortness) of an Alpha. He is also the protagonist of this Dystopian genre. Which leads to him questioning the existing social systems that are there and believes or feels that something is terribly wrong with the society in which he lives in.
Tuesday, August 23, 2011
The Brave New World vs. The Book of Eli .
Some things that the Brave new world have in common with the Book of Eli is the people that make up the society in the book. In Brave new world the " Gamma" makes up most of there society. And the "Gamma" are apart of the lower caste system and they also lack intelligence. As well in The book of Eli there society is also made up of people found in Brave new world ( lack intelligence and are apart of the lower caste system ). Most importantly these two titles share the same genre, dystopian genre: Brave new world people live in a dehumanized state and as well for TBE. There are many differences that seperate these two titles, which are the "people" that live in Brave new world are happy about there living conditions and not aware of how they were created, but in the Book of Eli they are not so happy about there living conditions. And tries to change that when one of the characters try to take the "Book". And also in Brave new world they see sex as a social activity,as in TBE they dont. The authors are basically saying that these people int his horroble society has no control over what kind of life they live, instead they are given a role and basically have to live it for the rest of there lives. I think the authors want to make this a dystopian genre to show us that the people that are in the story are in a dehumanized state and that it's always gone be that one character that sees different and tries to change it.
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