QUESTONS: Why do you think the author put some appealing characteristics into his hypothetical world?In what ways does Brave New World match (or stray from) the satire model we discussed in class?
The author may had put so many appealing characteristics in the hypothetical world, to show us how wonderful life can be. Especially when diseases and wars are over and"everyone has a job, and sex is encouraged." This is to introduce the darker side of this society that people ignore because of the benefits. The story matches the satires from class because the author makes us see how wrong such a utopia can be. The irony of losing all freedom and choices for stability leaves us wondering which would we perfer.
Sunday, April 22, 2007
Sunday, April 15, 2007
The Plot [good god i tpyed a lot]
Chapters 1 - 5 [after typing so much i think i'm doing this assignment wrong]
THe story takes place in London in the year AF 632. It is a hierarchical world where everyone's lives are predetermined by the COntroller on each continent. With amazing advancements in science, the mental and physical ablilities of people can be made according to specifications. Alphas and Betas are superior in intelligence and Gammas, Deltas and Epsilons are inferior and are used for grunt labor. As the newborns go through life, they are constantly conditioned to hate nature and books (in order for the citizen to never think critically or enjoy beauty). As they sleep a voice box is played where they undergo hypnopaedia (sleep teaching) to control how they think. Children play rudimentary sexual games and the lives of these people in the future often seem to have sexual intercourse/playing often. Students in this society find it unbelieveable when they learn that "erotic play between children had been regarded as abnormal, immoral and had been rigorously surpressed." Even though books are banned and history is not taught, the Controller in the story has a collection of old forbidden books.
Lenina Crowne is a female who is critized by a friend for not having different people because in this society "everyone belongs to everyone". Longterm relationships and passions is considered unhealthy and the idea of families and parents have seem to have long passed and people live as a collective. She has decided to go with Bernard an Alpha Plus to a savage reservation. Bernard is known to be to be "ugly", a loner, and doesnt enjoy things everybody else does. He's different than everyone else and despises how the way the world thinks and he feels emotionally apart from the rest of society. He is friends with Helmholtz Watson who is also different from the others.
On Ford's Day everybody gathers together and they play music and take Soma, a drug that creates happiness and replaces religion and alcohol. As Bernard's group of people gather
to "become one" they claim to hear the footsteps of their Ford but Bernard doesnt hear it and feels even further apart from the rest of society, realizing how different he is.
i believe that the author is trying to stress the fact that there are people who are able to have COMPLETE control of every aspect of our lives and its only up to us to take a stand and defend our privacy and rights. (okay.. maybe not our rights, but w/e) it is quite unfair how everyone's lives are predetermined and what they'll end up doing for the rest of their lives. its quite sad...
THe story takes place in London in the year AF 632. It is a hierarchical world where everyone's lives are predetermined by the COntroller on each continent. With amazing advancements in science, the mental and physical ablilities of people can be made according to specifications. Alphas and Betas are superior in intelligence and Gammas, Deltas and Epsilons are inferior and are used for grunt labor. As the newborns go through life, they are constantly conditioned to hate nature and books (in order for the citizen to never think critically or enjoy beauty). As they sleep a voice box is played where they undergo hypnopaedia (sleep teaching) to control how they think. Children play rudimentary sexual games and the lives of these people in the future often seem to have sexual intercourse/playing often. Students in this society find it unbelieveable when they learn that "erotic play between children had been regarded as abnormal, immoral and had been rigorously surpressed." Even though books are banned and history is not taught, the Controller in the story has a collection of old forbidden books.
Lenina Crowne is a female who is critized by a friend for not having different people because in this society "everyone belongs to everyone". Longterm relationships and passions is considered unhealthy and the idea of families and parents have seem to have long passed and people live as a collective. She has decided to go with Bernard an Alpha Plus to a savage reservation. Bernard is known to be to be "ugly", a loner, and doesnt enjoy things everybody else does. He's different than everyone else and despises how the way the world thinks and he feels emotionally apart from the rest of society. He is friends with Helmholtz Watson who is also different from the others.
On Ford's Day everybody gathers together and they play music and take Soma, a drug that creates happiness and replaces religion and alcohol. As Bernard's group of people gather
to "become one" they claim to hear the footsteps of their Ford but Bernard doesnt hear it and feels even further apart from the rest of society, realizing how different he is.
i believe that the author is trying to stress the fact that there are people who are able to have COMPLETE control of every aspect of our lives and its only up to us to take a stand and defend our privacy and rights. (okay.. maybe not our rights, but w/e) it is quite unfair how everyone's lives are predetermined and what they'll end up doing for the rest of their lives. its quite sad...
Thursday, April 12, 2007
3rd Day Since I Got the Book
Soooo...
Its the third day since we got the book i think. I'm on Part II Chapter VI pg 99. =O
I actually started reading Brave New World the night we got them and i have to say, it took my intrest. In my perspective the book takes place in the future wayyy ahead where all emotions and serious thinking is restricted [frowned on?]. One of the reasons i found this book intresting is because there's a discussion where a characters compare OUR life style with theirs, and they found OUR's unbelieveable + impossible + chaotic etc..]
Everyone has been brainwashed since they were born.
People are created in labs and have their jobs and physical as well as mental abilities predetermined. The citizens take drugs whenever they're feeling any negative emotions.Umm the book progresses through the perspectives of its major characters and especially on characters who know something's wrong and that they're different.
A world where critical thinking and unhappiness is banned.
Sounds GREAT, doesn't it? =D
Its the third day since we got the book i think. I'm on Part II Chapter VI pg 99. =O
I actually started reading Brave New World the night we got them and i have to say, it took my intrest. In my perspective the book takes place in the future wayyy ahead where all emotions and serious thinking is restricted [frowned on?]. One of the reasons i found this book intresting is because there's a discussion where a characters compare OUR life style with theirs, and they found OUR's unbelieveable + impossible + chaotic etc..]
Everyone has been brainwashed since they were born.
People are created in labs and have their jobs and physical as well as mental abilities predetermined. The citizens take drugs whenever they're feeling any negative emotions.Umm the book progresses through the perspectives of its major characters and especially on characters who know something's wrong and that they're different.
A world where critical thinking and unhappiness is banned.
Sounds GREAT, doesn't it? =D
Tuesday, April 10, 2007
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