What connections have you seen between Utopia and BNW?
- Both Brave New World and Utopia claim to be, or claim to have perfect societies. Some other similarities about the two books would be the way that they try to give everyone what they need such as food and shelter, whether they be high on the totem pole or not.
- They also both do not have any sort of disease. Or atleast, in Utopia they never talk about having disease and in a Brave New World they have eradicated disease.
- In both societies everyone likes their job and everyone's job likes them.
- They don't have war. Atleast in BNW they don't, and in Utopia they try to not have any war and even if they do they don't ever use any of their people.
What seems good about BNW?
- The technology of BNW is amazing and I would love to be able to "drive" a helicopter. Which back in that day they actually thought was going to be the car of tomorrow.
- Ofcourse, the whole disease eradication thing is pretty cool.
- I find it cool, although alittle creepy, that they can change someone's genes. It fascinates me to think about being able to change who someone will be with just a push of a button.
What one thing troubles you most about it?
- The Zapping of the babies. I can deal with people being brainwashed in their sleep, just so long as they are taught good morals, which for the most part they are. But, I cannot fathom anyone electrically charging a floor to do that to a child, it is so inhuman. I can't stand to even imagine that occuring. It makes me want to vomit and then go on a rampage. That is how much it angers me to think of that.
8 comments:
Grand job! I never would have thought about the "no war" aspect to Brave New World. That is certainly a twist in the society that would be for the very best. No security then, huh? Of course, you would love to drive a helicopter as would I, but I never pictured that as being the replacement of a car. Does it run on gasoline I wonder.
It is hilarious to see that you type exactly how you would talk. Great "voice" there bud.
Good job, Paul.
Baby sympathizer.
I was wandering if you could defend you statement that they are mainly taught good morals in their sleep: class superiority, having sex with everyone, drug out your problems. Nice comment on being able to fly everywhere; that is what I put as my favorite aspect. I was kind of surprised that your least favorite part of the society was baby shocking. I thought you might have something to say about no religious freedom or the fact that women wear contraceptive belts so that they are ready at all times for the sex they will have with whoever they can get that day.
I agree with the helicopter aspect of Brave New World. That is definitely one of the good things in the book. I do not, however, agree with your statement about brainwashing people to have good morals. I think that brainwashing, under any circumstances, is not a good idea. People should learn things through experience and their own logic and should not have someone force them to believe things through brainwashing.
By the way, your comments were hilarious. Good writing!
I can defend my statement that they are taught MAINLY (key word)good morals in their sleep. They are taught to be a functioning part of society (which I think is a great thing to be taught). Whereas, in our society today we have alot of delinquents(just look around any high school across the US). As far as those other things they are already taught in today's culture, just not while people are asleep. Class superiority is taught in our society today withought the use of Hypnopaedia so it doesn't really matter if it's taught while they are asleep or awake; they learn it either way. Also, having sex with everyone is becoming our national passtime. Same with drugs. (ok so the problems of our society are probably not as bad as I make them out to be, but they are worse than they should be).
As far as religious freedom. It does bother me to think that I've been brainwashed into thinking something is not true, but I would trade my religious freedoms anyday to save a nation of children from getting a treatment of shock therapy.
I agree with you Paul, the fact that niether societies have disease or illness, and the no war factor, they are both quite alike in many respects. The technology in BNW is quite amazing, who would have ever thought that helicopter's could be everyone's mode of transportation. However, I'm guessing they are a little gas consuming. I also agree with your worst part of BNW, the injury of a child just so that someday they will do exactly what you want is just disgusting.
War is a staple part of a "civilized" society ironically enough; people can't really understand or coexist together so their differences inevitably clash and sometimes in the form of wars. So the eradication of war could in fact be viewed, at least in my mind, as a negative transformation.
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