The novel Brave New World illustrates a Dystopian society where the people live under the rule of a dictatorial government. A regime that has a ruler or party takes full control, and the rights of the people are overpowered.
As Far as to where I am reading, the characters view their society as a perfect world, but the truth is, it is the contrary. Children are brainwashed to believe that social privileges are acceptable, and also that they belong to the class they are assigned.
People have no power to choose their social class, where their lifestyles are determined. They can't have their own personal freedom. They have no right to think, to love, to feel sadness or pain. In short, People can't have a life.
Furthermore, I find this novel really intriguing because the author used a lot of important themes. He used themes like freedom, morality, values, and emotion that makes this novel unique from other books.
-Anne Reyes
This is very true about the novel. While the people believe that they are living in a perfect world, they are wrong.
ReplyDeleteThey are brainwashed by their teachings from childhood and the drugs they take.
While the novel at first seems utopian, it turns out it is the complete opposite.
I completely agree with you. The people in the novel find themselves in a "perfect" world, never questioning if there is more because they don't have the capacity to. They ultimately live easy, yet unfulfilled lives.
ReplyDeleteIt's interesting to think how one can argue that the society presented in the novel may not be so bad after all, mainly because of the abundance of pleasure and happiness. The citizens of that society don't experience pain or loss because they are not exposed to it. It is easy to live a happy life when one is blind to pain. Ignorance is bliss, after all.
You mentioning how the people in this society had destined social classes, which were unable to be chosen reminds me of the French social classes during the 1800's. Through this connection, I was able to visualize how those people must feel when being placed into an undesirable social class, where control is completely out of reach.
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